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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:   42.5538°   (42° 33' 13")

Lon:   -83.2237°   (-83° 13' 25")

The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Oakland County<1>.

The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the north northwest of the Greenwood Cemetery .

Name Variations for Greenwood Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Birmingham Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Oakland 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 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Greenwood Cemetery.

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

    • Birmingham
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Charing Cross
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charing Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
      • Charing Cross is located in Oakland County
    • Bloomfield Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Oakland County
    • Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
      • Franklin has also been known as:
      • Franklin Village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
    • Bingham Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Oakland County
    • Lathrup Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Berkley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clawson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Big Beaver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
      • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Southfield
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Huntington Woods
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Royal Oak
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Troy
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
        • Troy is located in Oakland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
      • Auburn Heights
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Heights
        • Auburn Heights is located in Oakland County
      • Wood Creek Farms
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Creek Farms
        • Wood Creek Farms is located in Oakland County
      • Oak Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pontiac
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sylvan Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferndale
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Ridge
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Madison Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Keego Harbor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Orchard Lake Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
        • Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
        • Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
        • Orchard Lake
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <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. The following communities are located in Oakland 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Christ Church Cranbrook Columbarium
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Christ Church Cranbrook Columbarium. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Christ Church Cranbrook Columbarium is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cranbrook Columbarium
    • Bloomfield Hills Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bloomfield Hills Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • The Bloomfield Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bloomfield Center Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Hills Cemetery
    • Acacia Park Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Clover Hill Park Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clover Hill Park Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • The Clover Hill Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shaarey Zedek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Hill Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288 <7>
    • Perrin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Perrin Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perrin Cemetery
    • Beekman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Roseland Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crooks Road Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crooks Road Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • The Crooks Road Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Boulan Park Cemetery
      • Crooks Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crooks Road Cemetery
    • White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beach Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • Kirk in the Hills Columbarium
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Southfield Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southfield Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Southfield Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Oakland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southfield Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Pine Lake Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Southfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Southfield Cemetery is located in Oakland County
        • The Southfield Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Southfield Center Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southfield Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1787 <7>
      • Pioneer Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Southfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Southfield Cemetery is located in Oakland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southfield Cemetery
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Oakland County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Royal Oak.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Royal Oak Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Royal Oak Cemetery is located in Oakland County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Royal Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Royal Oak.
        • The Royal Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Royal Oak Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Oak Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1554 <7>
      • Oakview Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Oakview Cemetery is located in Oakland County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Royal Oak.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakview Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1283 <7>
      • Aaron Webster Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

    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 #627378  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #627378 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: Birmingham
      • County: Oakland         Elev: 233
      • Location given for GNIS #627378 (Greenwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

    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 Oakland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 42.5538, Longitude: -83.2237    
    <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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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