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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   43.1616°   (43° 9' 41")

Lon:   -85.7156°   (-85° 42' 56")

The cemetery is located in Kent County<1>.

As an estimate, the Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sparta.

The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south of the Greenwood Cemetery .

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 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 Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Kent County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Greenwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Greenwood Cemetery.

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

    • Sparta
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lisbon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Kent County
    • Kent City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
      • Kent City is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <3>
    • Wright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Casnovia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casnovia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casnovia
      • Casnovia is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casnovia <3>
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Conklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Comstock Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Park
      • Comstock Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock Park <3>
    • Rockford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
    • Canada Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Northview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
      • Northview is located in Kent County
    • Cedar Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <3>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Bailey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
        • Bailey is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <3>
      • Marne
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
        • Marne is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marne <3>
      • Kinney
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
        • Kinney is located in Kent County
      • Slocum
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
        • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
      • Sun
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
        • Sun is located in Newaygo County
      • Ashland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
        • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
      • Sheffield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
        • Sheffield is located in Kent County
      • Ravenna
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
        • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <3>
      • Coopersville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Walker
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in Kent County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <3>
      • Grant
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Grand Rapids
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sand Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
        • Sand Lake is located in Kent County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <3>

    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 Kent County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Fairplains Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairplains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairplains Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplains Cemetery
    • Myers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Lisbon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisbon Cemetery
    • Englishville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englishville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Englishville Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englishville Cemetery
    • Algoma Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Algoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Algoma Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Algoma Cemetery
    • Idlewild Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Idlewild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Idlewild Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Idlewild Cemetery
    • South Casnovia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Casnovia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Casnovia Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Casnovia Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery
    • Big Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Springs Cemetery
    • Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Alpine Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alpine Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpine Cemetery
      • Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bennet Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bennet Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennet Cemetery
      • Holy Trinity Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Belmont Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
      • Solon Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Solon Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solon Cemetery
      • Chubbuck Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chubbuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chubbuck Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chubbuck Cemetery
      • Hilton Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hilton Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilton Cemetery
      • McNitt Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McNitt Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNitt Cemetery
      • Wells Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wells Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
      • Plainfield Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Plainfield Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belmont.
        • The Plainfield Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Livingston Cemetery
        • Plainfield Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainfield Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1406 <6>
      • Rockford Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rockford Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockford Cemetery
      • Old Rockford Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rockford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Rockford Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rockford Cemetery
      • Briggs Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Briggs Family Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Family Cemetery
      • Cedar Springs Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Springs Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Springs Cemetery

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

    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 #2567098  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2567098 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sparta
      • County: Kent         Elev: 231
      • Location given for GNIS #2567098 (Greenwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

    The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greenwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1616, Longitude: -85.7156    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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