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:
39.9537, -89.9621
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 Menard County<2>.
The county seat for Menard County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies just to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Willson Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Newmansville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Witty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Witty Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witty Cemetery
- St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garner Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Irwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Irwin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Cemetery
- Richland Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cogdal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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]<3> to the northwest of Salisbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253139 <5>
- Farmers Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Petersburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Atterberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Atterberry Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry 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]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tallula
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Prentice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Oakford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burlingame
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
- Chandlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Kilbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Virginia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Literberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pasfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Greenview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cantrall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jules
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
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 like to start with 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 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
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9536597 Lon: -89.9620566
- 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 Menard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |