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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. 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 ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Cemetery

Lat:   42.2372°   (42° 14' 13")

Lon:   -97.0262°   (-97° 1' 34")

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

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the east southeast of the Greenwood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • LaPorte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaPorte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaPorte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The LaPorte Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Dixon County
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Paul's Lutheran Church
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Paul's Lutheran Church
    • The Saint Paul's Lutheran Church is located in Dixon County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Paul's Lutheran Church is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Concord.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2508902 <5>
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Dixon County
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Cedar County
  • Pilger Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilger Cemetery
    • The Pilger Cemetery is located in Stanton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Carter Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bega Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bega Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bega Cemetery is located in Stanton County
    • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dixon County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Dixon County
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Cuming County
    • Eastview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
      • The Eastview Cemetery is located in Dixon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Allen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960140 <5>
    • Springbank Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springbank Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springbank Cemetery is located in Dixon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.

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

  • Wayne
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <7>
  • Winside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Carroll
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Carroll is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <7>
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Dixon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <7>
  • Dixon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Laurel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pilger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Emerson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Dixon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <7>
  • Allen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sholes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
    • Sholes is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hoskins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thurston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Thurston is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <7>
    • Wisner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pender
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Randolph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
      • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <7>
    • Wee Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
      • Wee Town is located in Pierce 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 Wayne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allen
    • Allen lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Beemer
    • Beemer lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beemer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemer
  • Belden
  • Carroll
  • Coleridge
  • Dixon
  • Hoskins
  • Laurel
    • Laurel lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laurel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Norfolk
  • Pender
    • Pender lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pender.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
  • Pilger
  • Randolph
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Wakefield
    • Waterbury
    • Wayne
      • Wayne lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Winside
    • Wisner
      • Wisner lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wisner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner

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 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:

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 #829688  (Greenwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #829688 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: Wayne
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 468
    • Location given for GNIS #829688 (Greenwood Cemetery)

The official website for Wayne County: www.county.waynene.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

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 Nebraska's counties, including Wayne, 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- ) 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: 42.2372, Longitude: -97.0262       In this case, the coordinates for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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