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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:   44.6239°   (44° 37' 26")

Lon:   -93.2305°   (-93° 13' 49")

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

The county seat for Dakota County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast 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:

  • Greenwood Presbyterian 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 like to start with 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Dakota 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 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.

    • Lakeville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eureka Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Farmington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Market
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <3>
    • Elko New Market
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • Elko
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <3>
    • Castle Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Webster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
      • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <3>
    • Credit River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • Cedar Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Burnsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Waterford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
        • Waterford is located in Dakota County
      • Northfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hampton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Coates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
        • Coates is located in Dakota County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Rosemount
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
        • Rosemount is located in Dakota County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <3>
      • Savage
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
        • Savage is located in Scott County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <3>
      • Trondjem
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
        • Trondjem is located in Rice County
      • Randolph
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Dakota County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Prior Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
        • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <3>
      • Lonsdale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
        • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <3>
      • Dundas
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
        • Dundas is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <3>
      • Vermillion
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
        • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <3>
      • Nicols
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicols have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
        • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • Saint Patrick
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
        • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County

    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 Dakota 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<5>

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

    • All Saints Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lakeville Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Lakeville Grove Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeville Grove Cemetery is located in Lakeville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeville Grove Cemetery
    • Farmington Luteran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Farmington Luteran Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • The Farmington Luteran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Danish Luthern Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Luteran Cemetery
    • West Christiania Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Christiania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Christiania Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Christiania Cemetery
    • East Christiania Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Highview Christiana Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Corinthian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Michael's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael's Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Farmington.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Cemetery
    • Solar Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solar Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Solar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solar Lutheran Cemetery
    • Greenvale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Highland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Evergreen Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Castle Rock Valley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Castle Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Dakota County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Hampton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery
      • Lebanon Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Catholic Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Emmanuel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • St. Catherine Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Redrose Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • The Redrose Cemetery is located in Dakota County
        • Former name for Redrose Cemetery:
        • Rose Leaf Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redrose Cemetery
      • McNutt Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • The McNutt Cemetery is located in Dakota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNutt Cemetery
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

    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 #644459  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #644459 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: Castle Rock
      • County: Dakota         Elev: 299
      • Location given for GNIS #644459 (Greenwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Dakota County: www.co.dakota.mn.us/

    The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Dakota, 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: 44.6239, Longitude: -93.2305    
    <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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