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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:

47.5291, -92.5555

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 Saint Louis County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Duluth. Duluth lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eveleth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
  • Florenton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Florenton Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenton Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Sandy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Sandy Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
    • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakeview Cemetery
  • West Pike Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Pike Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike Cemetery
  • Forbes Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pike River Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pike River Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River Cemetery
  • Idington Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Idington Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idington Cemetery
  • Rauha Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rauha Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauha Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Czechoslovakian National Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Chisholm Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
      • The Chisholm Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1576546 <5>
    • Grandview Memorial Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zim Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Zim Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zim Cemetery
    • Embarrass Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Embarrass Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass Cemetery
    • Old Vermilion Lake Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermilion Lake Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vermilion Lake Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Lake Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Hibbing Park Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hibbing Park Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbing Park Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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:

  • Virginia
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Midway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Mountain Iron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Leonidas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Leonidas is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonidas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Eveleth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eveleth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eveleth <6>
  • Genoa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Genoa is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Gilbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbert is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <6>
  • Iron Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Iron Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Ramshaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ramshaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramshaw
  • McKinley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • McKinley is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Britt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kinney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Belgrade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Biwabik
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Buhl
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Buhl is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
    • Scott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Scott is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Forbes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pineville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pineville is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville

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. The following communities are located in Saint Louis 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 first visit 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 Saint Louis 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 #661397  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #661397 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: St. Louis
      • Est. Elev: 445 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Virginia
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.529093     Lon: -92.5554599
      • 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 Saint Louis, 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 drawn 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>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.