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: 48.1075° (48° 6' 27")
Lon: -96.1778° (-96° 10' 40")
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.
The county seat for Pennington County is located in Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls lies just to the north of the Greenwood Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Norden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norden Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Silverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Silverton Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- St. Pauli Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauli Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Emanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- The Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82897 <5>
- St. Hilaire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hilaire Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hilaire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Wildwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lanstad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanstad Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanstad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lanstad Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Rux Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rux Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rux Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Bethania Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethania Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Satersdal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satersdal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satersdal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Satersdal Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Rindal Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rindal Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rindal Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rindal Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Hegland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hegland Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Clara Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clara Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Clearwater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Pennington County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 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.
- Thief River Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
- Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <6>
- Saint Hilaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hilaire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
- Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Holt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Holt is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Viking
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
- Viking is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Plummer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Plummer is located in Red Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Red Lake Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Falls
- Red Lake Falls is located in Red Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lake Falls <6>
- Dorothy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
- Goodridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
- Goodridge is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Newfolden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfolden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
- Newfolden is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Brooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Brooks is located in Red Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Erie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Pennington County
- Middle River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle River
- Middle River is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle River <6>
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Euclid
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Euclid is located in Polk County
- Oklee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
- Oklee is located in Red Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklee <6>
- Espelie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
- Espelie is located in Marshall County
- Gentilly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
- Shirley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Polk 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 Pennington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goodridge
- Grygla
- Holt
- Mentor
- Middle River
- Oklee
- Plummer
- Warren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pennington 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
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 #644467 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #644467 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: Thief River Falls
- County: Pennington Elev: 345
- Location given for GNIS #644467 (Greenwood Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Pennington, 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 things 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: 48.1075, Longitude: -96.1778 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> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |