A visit to the Greenwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Cemetery ...
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Buena Vista Mound Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Elvaston Cemetery
- The Elvaston Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvaston Cemetery
- Green Plains Cemetery
- The Green Plains Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plains Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Keokuk National Cemetery
- Little Mound Cemetery
- The Little Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mound Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keokuk (IA).
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keokuk Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95674 <2>
- Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Oiler Family Cemetery
- The Oiler Family Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oiler Family Cemetery
- Sandusky Cemetery
- The Sandusky Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky Cemetery
- Sterns Cemetery
- The Sterns Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterns Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Turner Plot Cemetery
- The Turner Plot Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Plot Cemetery
- Wythe Congregational Cemetery
- Wythe Presbyterian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adrian
- Alexandria
- Argyle
- Basco
- Bentley
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Burnside
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Carthage
- Colusa
- Elvaston
- Ferris
- Galland
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hamilton
- Keokuk
- Lima
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- New Boston
- New Boston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Powellton
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Saint Francisville
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sutter
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Vincennes
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Warsaw
- Wayland
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- West Point
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Carthage
- Hamilton
- Keokuk
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Warsaw
- Wayland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hancock County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409459 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409459 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamilton
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Greenwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |