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. 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)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Cemetery
Lat: 41.4887° (41° 29' 19")
Lon: -75.7877° (-75° 47' 15")
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wyoming County<2>.
The county seat for Wyoming County is located in Tunkhannock. Tunkhannock lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Greenwood Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Post Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Post Hill Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Cosner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cosner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cosner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cosner Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Lake Winola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abington Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abington Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abington Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Abington Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
- The Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- The Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shoemaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46333 <5>
- Dalton / Scranton Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scranton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scranton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Shady Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Lane Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shady Lane Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Leach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waverly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45070 <5>
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Evergreen Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fitch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Wallsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wallsville Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Stark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- East Lemon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lemon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lemon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Lemon Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Stratford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stratford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stratford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stratford Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Washburn Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washburn Street Cemetery
- The Washburn Street Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washburn Street Cemetery is located in Scranton.
- The Washburn Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hyde Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46584 <5>
- Cathedral Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cathedral Cemetery
- The Cathedral Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- McDonnell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonnell Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McDonnell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The McDonnell Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McDonnell Cemetery is located in Scranton.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Russian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Russian Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- 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 Lackawanna County
- Wetherby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetherby Cemetery
- The Wetherby Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- The Wetherby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46589 <5>
- Chase Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- The Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pedrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45743 <5>
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.
- Schultzville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schultzville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Lake Winola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milwaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Clarks Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
- Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <7>
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Plume
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Clarks Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Factoryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Osterhout
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Edella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
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- Carpenter Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- South Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <7>
- Justus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Old Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
- Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <7>
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Dickson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
- Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <7>
- East Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Marcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Marcy is located in Wyoming 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wyoming County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Wyoming 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
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 #1198839 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1198839 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: Ransom
- County: Wyoming Elev: 333
- Location given for GNIS #1198839 (Greenwood Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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: 41.4887, Longitude: -75.7877 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |