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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. 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   44.3980°   (44° 23' 52")

Lon:   -94.2300°   (-94° 13' 48")

The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Nicollet County<2>.

The county seat for Nicollet County is located in Saint Peter. Saint Peter lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Greenwood Cemetery .

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.<4>

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

  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Swan Lake Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Lake Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Lake Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swan Lake Lutheran Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Nicollet County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicollet County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicollet County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicollet County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Gleason Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gleason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gleason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gleason Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Bernadotte Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bernadotte Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bernadotte Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bernadotte Lutheran Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Brighton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Scandian Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandian Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandian Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scandian Grove Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Scandian Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandian Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandian Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scandian Grove Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Middle Lake Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Lake Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Lake Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middle Lake Catholic Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Norseland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norseland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norseland Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Goodman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodman Cemetery is located in Sibley County
    • Nicollet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicollet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicollet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nicollet Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
    • Cullen Trading Post Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cullen Trading Post Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cullen Trading Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cullen Trading Post Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sibley County
    • Anderson Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Family Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
    • Sauer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sauer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sauer Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
    • St. Gregory Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gregory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Gregory Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
    • Courtland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Courtland Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Nicollet County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.

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

  • New Sweden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
  • Nicollet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
    • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <6>
  • Lafayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Lafayette is located in Nicollet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <6>
  • Oshawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
  • Courtland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaylord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • New Ulm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winthrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Judson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
  • Kasota
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Peter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ottawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Searles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
      • Searles is located in Brown County
    • Le Sueur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Mankato
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
      • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <6>
    • Gibbon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <6>
    • Henderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • New Auburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
      • New Auburn is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Auburn <6>
    • Essig
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Nicollet County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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:

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 #644458  (Greenwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #644458 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: New Sweden
    • County: Nicollet         Elev: 304
    • Location given for GNIS #644458 (Greenwood Cemetery)

The official website for Nicollet County: www.co.nicollet.mn.us/

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

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 Nicollet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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: 44.3980, Longitude: -94.2300       In this case, the coordinates for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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