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A visit to the Greenwood 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 Greenwood Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Memorial Park:

33.4890, -90.1931

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Leflore County<2>.

The county seat for Leflore County is located in Greenwood. Greenwood lies just to the north northeast of the Greenwood Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Greenwood Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Old Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Old Greenwood Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Greenwood Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
  • Ingleside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ingleside Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Travel Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Travel Rest Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travel Rest Cemetery
  • Loggins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Loggins Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggins Cemetery
  • McIntyre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Cemetery
  • Jeremiah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jeremiah Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah Cemetery
  • O Dell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The O Dell Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O Dell Cemetery
  • Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Little Zion MB Church Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Zion MB Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Greenwood.
    • The Little Zion MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Little Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60502 <5>
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cypress Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cypress Grove Cemetery is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Grove Cemetery
    • Walls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Walls Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
    • Goss Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Goss Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
    • St. Mark Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
    • Sweet Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Stone Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Roebuck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roebuck is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
  • Fort Loring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
  • Browning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Browning is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
  • Sidon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sidon is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Itta Bena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shellmound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shellmound is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
  • Teoc
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Teoc is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
  • Morgan City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Cruger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cruger is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Money
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Money is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
  • Avalon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Avalon is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Schlater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Schlater is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Keirn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Keirn is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
    • Coila
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
    • McNutt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McNutt is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • Sunnyside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Carrollton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • North Carrollton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Wyatt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Wyatt is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Ituma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ituma is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
    • Acona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Acona is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
    • Moorhead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people

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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leflore County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Leflore 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 Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #684174  (Greenwood Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684174 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: Leflore
      • Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sidon
      • Location given for Greenwood Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 33.4890097     Lon: -90.1931392
      • 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 Leflore, 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 from Point A (ie- Greenwood 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.