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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:

47.4879, -122.1715

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 King County<2>.

The county seat for King County is located in Seattle. Seattle lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest 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 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverton Crest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Saar Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Saar Pioneer Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saar Pioneer Cemetery
  • Highview Recreational Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
    • White River Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Comet Lodge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Comet Lodge Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet Lodge Cemetery
    • The Comet Lodge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Georgetown Cemetery
    • Graham Street Burying Ground
  • Suise Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Suise Creek Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suise Creek Cemetery
  • Tahoma National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Tahoma National Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tahoma National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Kent.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109448 <5>
  • Sunset Hills Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
    • The Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Valley Hobart Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Everest Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Everest Memorial Park is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everest Memorial Park
    • Gar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gar Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Cemetery
    • Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Seattle.
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
      • Seattle Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76890 <5>
    • Ravensdale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ravensdale Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensdale Cemetery
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Kirkland Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
      • The Kirkland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #246734 <5>
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76728 <5>
    • Episcopal Church Of The Holy Spirit Memory Garden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Auburn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Auburn Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
    • White Lake Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The White Lake Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake Cemetery
    • Eastside Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 34 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:

  • East Renton Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Coalfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Coalfield is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
  • Renton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Newcastle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Newport Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Newport Hills is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Hills
  • Tukwila
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Orillia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orillia is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
  • Maple Heights - Lake Desire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastgate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eastgate is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate
  • Riverton Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverton Heights is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Heights
  • SeaTac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaux Arts Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Beaux Arts Village is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaux Arts Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Mercer Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mercer Island is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people
    • Sunset Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Village is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Norwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Norwood Village is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Village
    • Hillman City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillman City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman City
    • Seward Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Seward Park is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Park
    • Riverton-Boulevard Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Kent is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
    • Mercer Island Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mercer Island Town is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island Town
    • Issaquah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Lake Sammamish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Lake Sammamish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Sammamish
    • Columbia City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbia City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
    • Van Asselt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Van Asselt is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Asselt
    • Normandy Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hill
    • Covington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wilderness Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilderness Village is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Village
    • Mirrormont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mirrormont is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirrormont
    • Pine Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • Bellevue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • White Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • White Center is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Center
    • Burien
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Seahurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Seahurst is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahurst

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. The following communities are located in King 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 turn to 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 Washington:
  • Pages specific to King 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 #1505289  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1505289 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: King
      • Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Renton
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.487878     Lon: -122.1715098
      • 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 Washington's counties, including King, 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 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.