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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:

41.7037, -86.8834

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 LaPorte County<2>.

The county seat for LaPorte County is located in La Porte. La Porte lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the 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 21 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.

  • Swan Lake Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sharp Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
  • Lows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lows Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Cemetery
  • Beattys Corner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Furnessville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Furnessville Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnessville Cemetery
  • Eight Square Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Eight Square Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square Cemetery
  • Pine Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Rossburg Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Shippeeburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Shippeeburg Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippeeburg Cemetery
  • Chesterton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chesterton Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Eaheart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Eaheart Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaheart Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • Bailly Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bailly Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailly Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Quakerdom Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Quakerdom Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakerdom Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Patton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Patton Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
      • The Patton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86348 <5>
    • Heckman Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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:

  • Michigan City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Trail Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Pottawattamie Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Waterford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Long Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Town-of-Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Michiana Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Michiana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Otis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Otis is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Holmesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • New Buffalo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Door Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
    • La Porte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dune Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dune Acres is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Porter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chesterton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tratebas Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
    • Westville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Smith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Smith is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Hesston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hesston is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
    • Suman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Suman is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman

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 LaPorte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Greenwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to LaPorte 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 #435470  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435470 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: LaPorte
      • Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Michigan City West
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.7036507     Lon: -86.8833626
      • 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 LaPorte, 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 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.
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