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 ...
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Mower County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Brownsdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81990 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- St. Augustines Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264295 <2>
- Dexter Cemetery
- The Dexter Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Grand View Memorial Gardens
- Grandview Cemetery
- Hoflanda Cemetery
- The Hoflanda Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoflanda Cemetery
- Lansing Cemetery
- The Lansing Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82974 <2>
- Prairie View Cemetery
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Rose Creek Cemetery
- The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
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- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Michael's Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Udolpho Cemetery
- The Udolpho Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udolpho Cemetery
- Waltham Cemetery
- The Waltham Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham Cemetery
- The Waltham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltham Trinity Luthern Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adams
- Austin
- Blooming Prairie
- Brownsdale
- Dexter
- Elkton
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Grand Meadow
- Hayfield
- Hollandale
- Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Lansing
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- London
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lyle
- Mapleview
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Oakland
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Renova ‑ Historic
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Rose Creek
- Sargeant
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Taopi
- Taopi is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Varco
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Waltham
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
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 Mower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Austin
- Blooming Prairie
- Brownsdale
- Dexter
- Hayfield
- Lyle
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 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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Mower 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 #644456 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644456 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: Mower
- Est. Elev: 386 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownsdale
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Mower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Greenwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |