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A visit to the Greenhill 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 Greenhill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenhill Cemetery:

46.6163, -95.0886

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenhill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Wadena County<2>.

The county seat for Wadena County is located in Wadena. Wadena lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Greenhill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Greenhill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Greenhill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sebeka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sebeka Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka Cemetery
  • Mantyla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mantyla Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantyla Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82257 <5>
  • Red Eye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Red Eye Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Cemetery
  • Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
  • Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hay Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Germany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The North Germany Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germany Cemetery
  • St. Huberts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Huberts Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Huberts Cemetery
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Paddock - Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wing River Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Eye Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Red Eye Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Valley Cemetery
    • St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jim Cook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Jim Cook Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Cook Cemetery
    • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Leaf River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Leaf River Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf River Cemetery
    • West Lyons Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The West Lyons Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lyons Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Lyons Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Sebeka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83809 <5>
    • Alajoki Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Alajoki Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alajoki Cemetery
    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Greenhill Cemetery.

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

  • Sebeka
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Nimrod
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Menahga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Davies
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Bluffton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Wadena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <6>
  • New York Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Verndale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Aldrich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Wolf Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Deer Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Ellis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ellis is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Evergreen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Hewitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hewitt is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Park Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Osage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Staples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leaf City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Perham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <6>
    • Bertha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dorset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset

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 Greenhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wadena County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenhill 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 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 Greenhill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Wadena 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 Greenhill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #644442  (Greenhill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644442 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: Wadena
      • Est. Elev: 427 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blue Grass
      • Location given for Greenhill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.616349     Lon: -95.0886359
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Wadena, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Greenhill 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.