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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:

42.7995, -71.8106

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 Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<3> to the east 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Miler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Miler Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miler Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • The Village Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Temple Village Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Greenville Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
  • South Yard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The South Yard Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yard Cemetery
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
  • Vale End Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Smithville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smithville Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
    • South Lyndeborough Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Jarmany Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Jarmany Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmany Hill Cemetery
    • Wilder Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • North Yard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Yard Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yard Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenville is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <7>
  • West Wilton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
  • Wilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <7>
  • South Lyndeborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
  • Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Lyndeborough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndeborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Ashby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ashby is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Brookline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookline is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookline <7>
  • Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <7>
  • Peterborough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • South Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
  • West Townsend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
    • Mont Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Rindge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <7>
    • Greenfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Greenfield is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <7>
    • Townsend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
    • Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <7>
    • West Peterborough
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
    • Jaffrey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <7>
    • West Rindge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
    • Lane Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
    • Old City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Hollis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <7>

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 Essex 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 turn to 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 Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Essex 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 #599017  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599017 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: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenville
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7995304     Lon: -71.8106312
      • 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, 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 things 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>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.