A visit to the Greenwood 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greenwood Cemetery (FG ID #105926).
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Cemetery:
42.4174, -90.4453
The Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Galena.
The cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County<2>.
Adjacent to the Greenwood Cemetery and just to the north is the Saint Marys Cemetery.
The county seat for Jo Daviess County is located in Galena. Galena lies just to the east of the Greenwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Greenwood Cemetery ...
The Greenwood Cemetery was established in 1913.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Miners Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miners Chapel Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Chapel Cemetery
- St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Federman Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Federman Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman Farm Cemetery
- Efferding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Efferding Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Efferding Cemetery
- Federman Farms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Federman Farms Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman Farms Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Hill Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherines Cemetery
- Weinert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Weinert Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
- Singers Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Council Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Council Hill Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill Cemetery
- St. Clara Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clara Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clara Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Galena
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bremen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Galena Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aiken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Donatus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Menominee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- North Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Diggings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cattese
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scales Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- East Dubuque
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Motte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Dubuque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Key West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Jo Daviess County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Benton
- Cuba City
- Dubuque
- East Dubuque
- Galena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jo Daviess 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #105926
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409465 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409465 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: Jo Daviess
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galena
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4175076 Lon: -90.445128
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, 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' 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 have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |