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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:

37.8954, -75.5319

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 Accomack County<2>.

The county seat for Accomack County is located in Accomac. Accomac lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wessells Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wessells Cemetery is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessells Cemetery
  • Bloxom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bloxom Cemetery is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxom Cemetery
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pitts Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanics Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Mechanics Cemetery is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Cemetery
  • Red Mens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Red Mens Cemetery is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mens Cemetery
    • The Red Mens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Redmans Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51821 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Remson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Remson Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remson Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
  • Union Greenbackville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
    • Union Franklin City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Gunby Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gunby Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunby Cemetery
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
    • Church Street Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery

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:

  • Temperanceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Atlantic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hallwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hallwood is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Groton Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Groton Town is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
  • Mappsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wattsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wattsville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
  • Withams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Withams is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
  • Modest Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bloxom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelsonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
  • Gargatha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gargatha is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
  • Sign Post
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sign Post is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hopeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopeton is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
    • Sinnickson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
    • Metompkin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Metompkin is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
    • Birch Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Birch Town is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
    • Whitesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitesville is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Parksley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chincoteague
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Chincoteague is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
    • Saxis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Saxis is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Franklin City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin City is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
    • Greenbackville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocomoke City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
      • Former names for Pocomoke City:
      • New Town
      • Stevens Landing
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <6>
    • Stockton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rehobeth
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Accomack 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 visit 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 Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Accomack 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 #1467516  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1467516 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: Accomack
      • Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hallwood
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.8954025     Lon: -75.5318706
      • 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 Virginia's counties, including Accomack, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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.