A visit to the Greenlawn Memorial Park ...
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 Greenlawn Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenlawn Memorial Park:
33.4632, -88.3867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenlawn Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the northwest of the Greenlawn Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenlawn Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenlawn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenlawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Stallion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stallion Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Cemetery
- The Stallion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stallin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62986 <5>
- Sandfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandfield Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfield Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- The Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Columbus Rest Haven Gardens
- Memorial Gardens of Columbus
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Baptist Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Baptist Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Grove Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Forest Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Forest Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Church Cemetery
- Waverley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Waverley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Pitchlynn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitchlynn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchlynn Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Motley Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- Brookshire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Greenlawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenlawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Bent Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Ethelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Kolola Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Archer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Artesia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- McShan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deerbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Fernbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Pickensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Coal Fire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Millport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whites
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sessums
(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 Greenlawn Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenlawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- Columbus
- Millport
- Pickensville
- West Point
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 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 Greenlawn Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Greenlawn Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670698 (Greenlawn Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670698 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbus South
- Location given for Greenlawn Memorial Park:
- Lat: 33.4631747 Lon: -88.3867057
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Lowndes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenlawn Memorial Park) 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. |