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A visit to the Greenwood Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Greenwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greenwood Cemetery (FG ID #47549)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   35.3040°   (35° 18' 14")

Lon:   -78.6232°   (-78° 37' 23")

The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harnett County<2>.

The county seat for Harnett County is located in Lillington. Lillington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Greenwood Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Harnett County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Greenwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • Dunn
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Harnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
    • Grove Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
      • Grove Park is located in Harnett County
    • Lakeside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
    • Westhaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
      • Westhaven is located in Harnett County
    • Averasboro ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
      • Averasboro is located in Harnett County
    • Erwin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Erwin is located in Harnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
    • Turlington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
      • Turlington is located in Harnett County
    • Plain View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
      • Plain View is located in Sampson County
    • Godwin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Benson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Falcon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Coats
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
        • Coats is located in Harnett County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <4>
      • McKoy
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKoy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
        • McKoy is located in Johnston County
      • Bunnlevel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
        • Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
      • Fonville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
        • Fonville is located in Harnett County
      • Peacocks Crossroads
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
        • Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
      • Buies Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harnett
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
        • Harnett is located in Harnett County
      • Spiveys Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
        • Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
      • Allens Crossroads
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
        • Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
      • Walkertown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
        • Walkertown is located in Harnett County
      • Wade
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
        • Wade is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <4>
      • Barclaysville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
        • Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
      • Blackmans Mills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackmans Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
        • Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
      • Lillington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawtown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
        • Shawtown is located in Harnett County

    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 Harnett County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Resthaven Memorial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Resthaven Memorial Park is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Park
    • Averasboro Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Averasboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Averasboro Cemetery is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Averasboro Cemetery
    • Devotional Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devotional Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Devotional Gardens is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devotional Gardens
    • Hardy Draughton Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Lee's Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lee's Chapel Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • The Lee's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lee's Chapel Church Cemetery
      • Williford Cemetery
      • Williford Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee's Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419727 <1>
    • Julius M. Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Colliers Chapel Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Naylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Naylor Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naylor Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • W.K. Beasley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • T. Mann Barefoot Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Barefoot Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Barefoot Cemetery is located in Johnston County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barefoot Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Peacocks Crossroads.
        • The Barefoot Cemetery has also been known as:
        • John A. Barefoot Cemetery
        • Tart Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barefoot Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2421426 <1>
      • John A. Hayes Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ellington Tart Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Stewart Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee & Johnson Restorium
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Friendship Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Harnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Bunlevel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunlevel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bunlevel Cemetery is located in Harnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunlevel Cemetery
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Austin Tart Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • J.R. Allen Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 #986126  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #986126 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dunn
      • County: Harnett         Elev: 58
      • Location given for GNIS #986126 (Greenwood Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #47549

    The official website for Harnett County: www.harnett.org/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greenwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3040, Longitude: -78.6232    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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