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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Cemetery:
40.4561, -88.5753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Greenwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Old Township Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Township Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Township Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Township Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Arrowsmith Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellflower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bellflower Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Anchor Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Anchor Twp. Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Twp. Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Township Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Blue Mound Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frankeberger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Frankeberger Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankeberger Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Drummer Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Cropsey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cropsey Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropsey Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Saybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowsmith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Anchor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellflower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foosland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Garber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Kumler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Lotus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Cropsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Le Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farmer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fisher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrowsmith
- Bellflower
- Colfax
- Cooksville
- Ellsworth
- Farmer City
- Fisher
- Gibson City
- Le Roy
- Lexington
- Mansfield
- Sibley
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 either 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 McLean 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 #409460 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409460 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saybrook
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4561452 Lon: -88.5753394
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McLean, 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- 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |