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A visit to the Greenwood Friends Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Greenwood Friends Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greenwood Friends Cemetery (FG ID #94948)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Greenwood Friends Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Friends Cemetery

Lat:   41.7021°   (41° 42' 7")

Lon:   -93.5576°   (-93° 33' 27")

The Greenwood Friends Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies just to the south southwest of the Greenwood Friends Cemetery .

Establishment of the Greenwood Friends Cemetery ...

The Greenwood Friends Cemetery was established in 1853.

Name Variations for Greenwood Friends Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Greenwood Friends Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Greenwood Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Greenwood Friends Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Greenwood Friends Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Friends Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Berwick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Polk County
    • Ankeny
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
      • Ankeny is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <5>
    • Marquisville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
      • Marquisville is located in Polk County
    • Saylorville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
      • Saylorville is located in Polk County
    • Country Estate Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Estate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Estate Village
      • Country Estate Village is located in Polk County
    • Altoona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
    • Bondurant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
      • Bondurant is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <5>
    • Elkhart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Des Moines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Alleman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
      • Alleman is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
    • Rising Sun
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Johnston
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
        • Johnston is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <5>
      • Polk City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Herrold
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
        • Herrold is located in Polk County
      • Windsor Heights
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
        • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <5>
      • Mitchellville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
        • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <5>
      • Polk City Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
        • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
      • Andrews
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
        • Andrews is located in Polk County
      • Loring
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
        • Loring is located in Polk County
      • Urbandale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
        • Urbandale is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <5>
      • Valeria
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
        • Valeria is located in Jasper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Grimes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Clive
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
        • Clive is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <5>
      • Adelphi
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
        • Adelphi is located in Polk County
      • Oswalt
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
        • Oswalt is located in Jasper County
      • Slater
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sheldahl
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
        • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Cambridge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
        • Cambridge is located in Story County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
      • Huxley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
        • Huxley is located in Story County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <5>

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Greenwood Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Friends Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Greenwood Friends Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Oralabor Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oralabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oralabor Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oralabor Cemetery
    • Berwick Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berwick Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwick Cemetery
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memory Gardens
    • Ankeny Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ankeny Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens
    • Pinehill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pinehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehill Cemetery
    • Bondurant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bretheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bretheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bretheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bretheran Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Rittgers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Altoona Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Altoona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Altoona Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Altoona Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altoona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altoona Cemetery
      • Elkhart Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elkhart Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhart Cemetery
      • Lincoln Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Ridgedale Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Kinsey Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinsey Cemetery
      • Sims Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sims Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Byers Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Byers Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Byers Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cory Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94372 <1>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Greenwood Friends Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #457131  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #457131 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Des Moines NE
      • County: Polk         Elev: 275
      • Location given for GNIS #457131 (Greenwood Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #94948

    The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greenwood Friends Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7021, Longitude: -93.5576    
    <4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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