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 #44992)
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 ...
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<2>.
Establishment of the Greenwood Cemetery ...
The Greenwood Cemetery was established in 1869.
Name Variations for Greenwood Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias - Greenwood Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
- Belvue Cemetery
- The Belvue Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Hills Cemetery
- The Cedar Hills Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills Cemetery
- Fairhill Cemetery
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Cemetery
- Greenmount Cemetery
- Har Nebo Cemetery
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
- The Holy Redeemer Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Redeemer Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Montefiore Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- New Cathedral Cemetery
- New Cathedral Cemetery
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- North Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Northwood Cemetery
- Palmer Burial Ground
- The Palmer Burial Ground is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Burial Ground
- Philadelphia National Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashmead Village
- Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
- Cheltenham
- Crescentville
- Delair
- Elkins Park
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
- Fern Rock
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Frankford
- Germantown
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Logan Station ‑ Historic
- McCartersville ‑ Historic
- Milestown ‑ Historic
- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
- Oxford Village
- Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
- Pittville
- Port Richmond
- Ryers
- Somerville ‑ Historic
- Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
- Tabor Station ‑ Historic
- Tacony
- Wayne Junction
- Wissinoming
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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Philadelphia 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: #44992
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1176187 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1176187 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: Philadelphia
- Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frankford
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 Philadelphia, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |