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 #47551).
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:
35.6069, -77.3388
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pitt County<2>.
The county seat for Pitt County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the west of the Greenwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Greenwood Cemetery ...
The Greenwood Cemetery was established in 1926.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gleenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gleenwood Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleenwood Cemetery
- Brownhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brownhill Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhill Cemetery
- Pinewood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Simpson Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Simpson Cemetery
- Taft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lorenzo Nobles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- William H. Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grimes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Henry W. Martin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wesley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Artis Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Artis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artis Cemetery
- Everett Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Heritage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ripple City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Bells Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Simpson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Winterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grimesland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whichard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Renston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rountree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelmerdine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Congleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Falkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Coxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(13 miles [20.9 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. The following communities are located in Pitt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ayden
- Ayden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ayden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
- Farmville
- Greenville
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 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 Pitt 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #47551
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1024666 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1024666 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: Pitt
- Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville SE
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6071056 Lon: -77.3385751
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Pitt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |