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:
33.5948, -88.6439
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in West Point. West Point lies just to the north northwest 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Pooles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pooles Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooles Cemetery
- West Pt. Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayhew Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Tibbee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tibbee Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaffer Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of West Point.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62707 <5>
- McPherson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Paine Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Paine Chapel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Vinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Vinton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Concord #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord #1 Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord #1 Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Mayhew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mayhew Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Cemetery
- Pitchlynn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pitchlynn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchlynn Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Waverley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Waverley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley Cemetery
- Concord #2 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord #2 Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord #2 Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- West Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whites
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Mhoons Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Vinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Muldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Abbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Clayton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Griffith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Sessums
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Artesia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bent Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Starkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kolola Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Una
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Beasley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Pheba
(17 miles [27.4 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 Greenwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Columbus
- Starkville
- 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 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 Clay 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 #670719 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670719 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Point
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.594841 Lon: -88.6439364
- 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 Clay, 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' (or 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> | 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. |