A visit to the Greenwood Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Greenwood Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greenwood Memorial Park (FG ID #67674).
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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Memorial Park:
31.3407, -92.4216
The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Rapides Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies just to the southwest of the Greenwood Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Greenwood Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Maryhill Seminary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Alexandria National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Holly Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holly Oak Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunlight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Labat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Labat Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labat Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Venus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Venus Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus Cemetery
- Newlight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Newlight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight Cemetery
- Anandale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Anandale Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale Cemetery
- Peart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Peart Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peart Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Figgins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Figgins Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgins Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Czech National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Libuse Czech Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Libuse Czech Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libuse Czech Cemetery
- Lofton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lofton Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Pineville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tioga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Libuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ball
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kolin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creola is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Creola has also been known as:
- Creola village
- Weil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Bentley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whittington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fishville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pollock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 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 Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Rapides Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Rapides Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #67674
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #535416 (Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535416 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
- Parish: Rapides
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alexandria
- Location given for Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3401817 Lon: -92.422081
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood Memorial Park) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |