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:
37.1249, -96.1707
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 Chautauqua County<2>.
The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Sedan. Sedan lies just to the west 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Casement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Casement Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casement Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Riley Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Chautauqua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chautauqua Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Sedan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1281723 <5>
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Findley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McClarney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McClarney Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClarney Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Sedan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548160 <5>
- Moore Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Prairie Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Prairie Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Robert Marshall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Denick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Denick Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denick Cemetery
- Elgin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Elgin Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- Elcado Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lerado Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lerado Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado Cemetery
- Hardrock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardrock Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardrock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Sedan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Monett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Chautauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Rogers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Gibbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Niotaze
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Elgin has also been known as:
- New Elgin
- Wauneta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Layton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Hewins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
- Whippoorwill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Osro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Caney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Chautauqua County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caney
- Caney lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Elk Falls
- Hewins
- Longton
- Moline
- Niotaze
- Peru
- Peru lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Sedan
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 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 #469153 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469153 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: Chautauqua
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sedan
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1258872 Lon: -96.1716577
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Chautauqua, 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- 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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