A visit to the Greenbriar 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 Greenbriar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenbriar Cemetery:
38.7234, -85.4891
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenbriar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the east northeast of the Greenbriar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenbriar Cemetery.
Establishment of the Greenbriar Cemetery ...
The Greenbriar Cemetery was established in 1820.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Greenbriar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenbriar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Hanover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scotland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Landon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Landon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Cemetery
- Slippery Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- White River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White River Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Cemetery
- Sharon Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinnear Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kinnear Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnear Cemetery
- Neavill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Neavill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavill Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Trout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Trout Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Cemetery
- McIntire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McIntire Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Cemetery
- Higbie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Hanover.
- The New Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Bryner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenbriar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenbriar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Smyrna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Chelsea
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Blocher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Otto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Deputy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nabb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- New Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Paris Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Manville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bryantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Commiskey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
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 Greenbriar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenbriar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Bethlehem
- Hanover
- Madison
- New Washington
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 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 Greenbriar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Greenbriar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #435422 (Greenbriar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435422 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madison West
- Location given for Greenbriar Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7233926 Lon: -85.4891266
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Greenbriar 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. |
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