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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. 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 ...

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

46.5180, -95.3850

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

The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Greenwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Historic Pine Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Topelius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Topelius Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius Cemetery
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
  • St. Lawrence Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Salem EUB Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salem EUB Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem EUB Cemetery
  • St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Perham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Perham Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leaf Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Leaf Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Lake Cemetery
    • Gustafva Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gustafva Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustafva Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Leaf Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Leaf Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Lake Cemetery
    • Compton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Compton Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.

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

  • New York Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Davies
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Bluffton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Leaf City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
  • Deer Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Ottertail
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Perham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Richville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wadena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Henning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sebeka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Evergreen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Evergreen is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Amor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
    • Nirvana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Vining
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hewitt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hewitt is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Verndale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clitherall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Menahga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Frazee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine

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 Otter Tail 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 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 Greenwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 #644462  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644462 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New York Mills West
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.5180161     Lon: -95.3850358
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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 things 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.