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A visit to the Greenwood Cemetery ...


The location of the Greenwood Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   39.6918°   (39° 41' 30")

Lon:   -74.2649°   (-74° 15' 53")

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

The county seat for Ocean County is located in Toms River. Toms River lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Greenwood Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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:

  • Pages specific to New Jersey:
  • Pages specific to Ocean 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 18 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.

    • Manahawkin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
      • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
    • Eagleswood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleswood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
      • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
    • Staffordville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
      • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
    • Mayetta
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
      • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
    • Beach Haven West
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
      • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
    • Ocean Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
      • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
    • West Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
      • West Creek is located in Ocean County
    • Parkertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
      • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
    • North Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
      • North Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Waretown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waretown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
      • Waretown is located in Ocean County
    • North Beach Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
      • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
    • Mystic Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
      • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Forked River
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
        • Forked River is located in Ocean County
      • New Gretna
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
        • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
      • Wading River
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
        • Wading River is located in Burlington County
      • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
        • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
      • Dover Forge
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
        • Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
      • Speedwell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
        • Speedwell is located in Burlington 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. The following communities are located in Ocean 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 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

    • Staffordville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Creek Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Creek Cemetery
    • Friends Meeting Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Meeting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friends Meeting Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Meeting Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Reevestown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reevestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reevestown Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reevestown Cemetery
    • Old Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Waretown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Waretown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Waretown Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Waretown Cemetery
    • Ocean Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ocean Community Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean Community Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Good Luck Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Luck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Good Luck Cemetery is located in Ocean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Luck Cemetery
      • Leek - McKeen Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leek - McKeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leek - McKeen Cemetery is located in Burlington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leek - McKeen Cemetery
      • Chatsworth Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chatsworth Cemetery is located in Burlington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatsworth Cemetery
      • Clarks Mill Burying Ground
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Mill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clarks Mill Burying Ground is located in Atlantic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Mill Burying Ground
      • Boling Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boling Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boling Cemetery
      • St. Maximillian Kolbe Roman Catholic Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ocean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ocean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery

    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 #875314  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #875314 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: West Creek
      • County: Ocean         Elev: 12
      • Location given for GNIS #875314 (Greenwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

    The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.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 New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, 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 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: 39.6918, Longitude: -74.2649       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.




 

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