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 Menard County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ashland City Cemetery
- Atterberry Cemetery
- The Atterberry Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Cogdal Cemetery
- The Cogdal Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cogdal Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Salisbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253139 <3>
- Cooper Cemetery
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Farmers Point Cemetery
- Garner Chapel Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Irwin Cemetery
- The Irwin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Cemetery
- Little Shepherd Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Newmansville Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
- Richland Baptist Cemetery
- St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
- St. Petersburg Cemetery
- White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Willson Cemetery
- The Willson Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willson Cemetery
- Witty Cemetery
- The Witty Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witty Cemetery
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]<2> of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashland
- Athens
- Berlin
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Burlingame
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Cantrall
- Chandlerville
- Greenview
- Gurney ‑ Historic
- Gurney is located in Cass County
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- Jules
- Jules is located in Cass County
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- Kilbourne
- Literberry
- New Berlin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newmansville
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
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- Oakford
- Old Princeton
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
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- Pasfield
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
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- Petersburg
- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
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- Pleasant Plains
- Prentice
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
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- Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
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- Sylvan ‑ Historic
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
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- Tallula
- Virginia
- White City
- White City is located in Mason County
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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 Menard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Athens
- Chandlerville
- Greenview
- Kilbourne
- New Berlin
- Petersburg
- Pleasant Plains
- Tallula
- Virginia
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 helpful 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 Menard 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 #409457 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409457 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: Menard
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tallula
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Menard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
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