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:
38.5834, -90.0337
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 Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies just to the south southeast 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 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.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forever Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107027 <5>
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kampmeyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kampmeyer Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampmeyer Cemetery
- Valhalla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- Badgley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Badgley Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgley Cemetery
- Old St. Clair County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Booker T Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Hoerath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoerath Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoerath Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Baptist Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Cemetery
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Lutheran Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lutheran Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Fallon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The O'Fallon Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- The Glenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Collinsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105836 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- French Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Bunkum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Gartside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fairview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swansea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Washington Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Alorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Imbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- O'Fallon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Saint Louis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sauget
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Millstadt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cahokia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Venice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pontoon Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Cahokia
- Collinsville
- East Saint Louis
- Fairview Heights
- Madison
- Millstadt
- O'Fallon
- Saint Louis
- Swansea
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 professional and volunteer 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 Saint Clair 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 #426354 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426354 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: French Village
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5833834 Lon: -90.0337169
- 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 Saint Clair, 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 obstructions 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. |