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. 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:
41.7159, -71.5367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
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 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cottrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cottrell Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottrell Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Coventry.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knotty Oak Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CY066 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1060043 <6>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- General Thomas Westcott Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
- St. Philips Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Remington - Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Kenyon Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Kenyon Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Kenyon Plot
- Wightman - Sweet Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rogers Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Plot
- Gorton - Wing Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gorton - Wing Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton - Wing Plot
- David Bennett Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The David Bennett Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Bennett Plot
- Bennett - Spencer Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nathaniel Arnold Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerauld - Gerald Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- John Browning Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The John Browning Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Browning Plot
- Thomas Rice Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Rice Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Rice Plot
- Captain Samuel Green Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- John H Holden Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The John H Holden Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H Holden Plot
- Westcott - Brown Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robert Edmonds Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rice Burial Yard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rice Burial Yard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Burial Yard
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:
- Phenix
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Quidnick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- West Warwick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Arkwright
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- West Warwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Spring Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Oaklawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Kent ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Cowesett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Apponaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Sockanosset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Meshanticut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Shippee Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- East Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Hillsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Kitts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- East Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Buttonwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Cranston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Simmonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
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 Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apponaug
- Cranston
- Phenix
- Warwick
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902862 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902862 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crompton
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7159336 Lon: -71.5367281
- 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 the state's counties, including Kent, 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- 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> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <6> | 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. |