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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. 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:

39.6918, -74.2649

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 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 .

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 19 miles [30.6 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)
    • The West Creek Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery
  • Friends Meeting Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Reevestown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Reevestown Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevestown Cemetery
  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Waretown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Waretown Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Waretown Cemetery
  • Ocean County Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Ocean County Memorial Park is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.
    • The Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Ocean Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100147 <5>
  • Miller Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Good Luck Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Good Luck Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck Cemetery
    • Leek - McKeen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Leek - McKeen Cemetery is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leek - McKeen Cemetery
    • Chatsworth Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Chatsworth Cemetery is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Cemetery
    • Dover Chapel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bayville Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bayville Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
      • The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bayview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <5>
    • Clarks Mill Burying Ground
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boling Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boling Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling Cemetery
    • St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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)
    • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
  • Eagleswood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
  • Staffordville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
  • Mayetta
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
  • Beach Haven West
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
  • Ocean Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
  • West Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Creek is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
  • Parkertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
  • North Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • Waretown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Waretown is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
  • North Beach Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
  • Mystic Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Holgate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Holgate is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
    • Forked River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Forked River is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
    • New Gretna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
    • Wading River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wading River is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
    • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
    • Dover Forge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
    • Speedwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 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 New Jersey:
  • Pages specific to Ocean 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 #875314  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #875314 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: Ocean
      • Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Creek
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6917859     Lon: -74.2648641
      • 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 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- 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.