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:
34.8804, -89.2890
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 Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the east 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Lamar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Lamar Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lamar Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Hardaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardaway Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Governor Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer Cemetery
- Gorman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gorman Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Cemetery
- Rynehart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rynehart Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynehart Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Samuel Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fleet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fleet Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet Cemetery
- Rice Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Chapel Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kimbrough Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bogard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bogard Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard Cemetery
- McKinzie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinzie Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinzie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Snow Lake Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hudsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Slayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Forty Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grand Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gravestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Red Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Potts Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Victoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
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 Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Holly Springs
- La Grange
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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 #683263 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683263 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lamar
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8803713 Lon: -89.2889612
- 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 Benton, 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 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. |