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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:

44.1904, -68.6281

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 Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stinson's Neck Cemetery
    • Sunshine Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89873 <5>
  • Mt. Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Adams Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Adams Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Reach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Reach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach Cemetery
  • Carters Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Carters Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Point Cemetery
  • Freethy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Freethy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freethy Cemetery
  • Brooklin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blastow's Cove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Quinn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Quinn Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Turners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Turners Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Cemetery
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
    • Grays Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grays Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill Cemetery
    • Witherspoon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Witherspoon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon Cemetery
    • Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Brooklin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90246 <5>
    • Rural Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
    • Eaton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Eaton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
    • Old Birchland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Old Birchland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Birchland Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Oceanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
  • Mountainville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Deer Isle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brooklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Haven is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • Sargentville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
  • Little Deer Isle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sedgwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Brooklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
  • Swans Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Minturn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Minturn is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Atlantic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Atlantic is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Brooksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • South Blue Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
    • North Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cape Rosier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
    • Bernard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Seal Cove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Hill Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
    • Vinalhaven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bass Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tremont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Tremont is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Harborside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Hancock 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 professional and volunteer 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Hancock 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 #567310  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #567310 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: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Deer Isle
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1903583     Lon: -68.6280803
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Hancock, 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 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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