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 #97065).
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:
44.2961, -96.8168
The Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Brookings.
The cemetery is located in Brookings County<2>.
Adjacent to the Greenwood Cemetery and just to the east is the Saint Thomas More Catholic Cemetery.
The county seat for Brookings County is located in Brookings. Brookings lies just to the east northeast of the Greenwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Campbell Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Campbell Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fountain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fountain Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- South Lake Campbell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Yeo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Yeo Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeo Cemetery
- East Sinai Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sinai Cemetery
- St. Petri Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
- Sinai Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- Oakwood Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Zion Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Zion Cemetery
- Prairie Queen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fair View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brookings
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunnyview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Volga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bushnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sinai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nunda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Dyce ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rutland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Estelline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flandreau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Colman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hetland
(21 miles [33.8 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brookings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Brookings
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bushnell
- Colman
- Estelline
- Flandreau
- Hetland
- Toronto
- Wentworth
- White
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 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 South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Brookings 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: #97065
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1255364 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255364 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: Brookings
- Est. Elev: 507 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brookings
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2966354 Lon: -96.8167214
- 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 South Dakota's counties, including Brookings, 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 obstructions 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 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. |