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 #44993).
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:
40.0242, -76.3010
The Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.
The cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
Adjacent to the Greenwood Cemetery and just to the north is the Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the north of The Greenwood Cemetery is the Woodward Hill Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the north northwest of the Greenwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Greenwood Cemetery ...
The Greenwood Cemetery was established in 1895.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Shreiner - Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Degel Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Degel Israel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degel Israel Cemetery
- St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Conestoga Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Conestoga UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bassler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Habecker Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beiler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beiler Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beiler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slackwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lampeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Talmage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Talmage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Zooks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwick Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
- Windom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rockhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conestoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Herrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smoketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Witmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Letort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Refton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bird-in-Hand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leacock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leacock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Mountville
(6 miles [9.7 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 Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lancaster
- Millersville
- Mountville
- Strasburg
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lancaster 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: #44993
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1176188 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1176188 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lancaster
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0256537 Lon: -76.30107
- 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 Lancaster, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |