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:
35.1168, -77.0480
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 Craven County<2>.
The county seat for Craven County is located in New Bern. New Bern lies just 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 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bridgeton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bridgeton Cemetery is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Cemetery
- New Bern Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Stapleford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stapleford Cemetery is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleford Cemetery
- The Stapleford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- McGhee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382804 <5>
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Cayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cayton Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton Cemetery
- Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Pollocksville.
- The Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frank Murphy Cemetery
- Murphy Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259668 <5>
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rawls Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- White Hill FWB Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The White Hill FWB Church Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill FWB Church Cemetery
- The White Hill FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372047 <5>
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Edward.
- Oakhaven Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakhaven Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Cemetery
- W.H. Marslender Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rowe Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Caleb Williams Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Broughton Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Broughton Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
- High Hill Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Bern
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bridgeton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Town Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- James City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Trent Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Snug Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Brices Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Fairfield Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- River Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Spring Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Reelsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Debruhls Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Ernul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Jones Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Tuscarora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Grantsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pollocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neuse Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
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 Craven 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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Craven 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 #1011737 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011737 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: Craven
- Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Bern
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1168266 Lon: -77.0480033
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Craven, 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 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. |