A visit to the Greenwood Furnace 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 Furnace Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Furnace Cemetery:
40.6478, -77.7581
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwood Furnace Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenwood Furnace Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Greenwood Furnace Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Furnace Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Greenwood Furnace Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Furnace Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenlee Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee Cemetery
- McAlevys Fort United Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- McAlevys Fort Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ennisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ennisville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville Cemetery
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Long Lane Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane Cemetery
- Hooleys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hooleys Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooleys Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Rudy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rudy Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Carolus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Carolus Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolus Cemetery
- Manor Hill Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manor Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Juniata Memorial Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniata Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Lewistown.
- The Juniata Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Juniata Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45212 <5>
- Ohey Sholum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ohey Sholum Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohey Sholum Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Ewing Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Detweiler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Detweiler Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detweiler Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Highland Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2299418 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Greenwood Furnace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Furnace Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Menno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Ennisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Kishacoquillas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lumber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boalsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Panorama Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Yeagertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bloomsdorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Linden Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- McVeytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mattawana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Juniata Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Burnham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Fruittown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Fairbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Neffs Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
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 Furnace Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Furnace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Lewistown
- McVeytown
- Milroy
- Milroy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Greenwood Furnace Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milroy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Reedsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Furnace Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 Furnace Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1813193 (Greenwood Furnace Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1813193 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: Huntingdon
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McAlevys Fort
- Location given for Greenwood Furnace Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.647846 Lon: -77.7580514
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenwood Furnace 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. |
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