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 #44995).
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:
40.5106, -79.9219
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the southwest 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 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- New Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ohave Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Royal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Allegheny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield East End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Oakmont - Verona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Etna
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morningside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aspinwall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fox Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Millvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nadine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blawnox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elfinwild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allison Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Soho
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
- Wilkinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indianola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pittsburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swissvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braddock Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braddock Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,772 people
- Churchill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Churchill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Oakmont
- Pittsburgh
- Verona
- Wilkinsburg
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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny 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: #44995
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1176190 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1176190 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: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenshaw
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5109018 Lon: -79.922274
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, 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 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. |