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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:

31.6210, -96.2969

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 Freestone County<2>.

The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the 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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Grove Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Grove Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Island Cemetery
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
  • Driver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
  • Oak Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Island Cemetery
  • Philpott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Philpott Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
  • George Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
  • Shanks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Oakes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Oakes Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
      • The Oakes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oaks Cemetery
    • Sessions Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Sessions Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions Cemetery
      • The Sessions Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Session Cemetery
    • Spillers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Spillers Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers Cemetery
    • Plummers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Plummers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #381450 <5>
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • Lindley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lindley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Cemetery
    • Mexia City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mexia City Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mexia City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Mexia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979262 <5>
    • Varnell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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:

  • Teague
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
  • Cotton Gin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fallon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallon is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
  • Freestone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Personville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Lost Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Dew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Kirvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Donie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Farrar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Mexia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lanely
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
    • Groesbeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Turlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Turlington is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
    • Wortham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tehuacana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Freestone 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 like to 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Freestone 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 #1373922  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1373922 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: Freestone
      • Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Teague South
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6210034     Lon: -96.2969181
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Freestone, 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 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.