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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:

46.6509, -122.9401

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 Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Chehalis. Chehalis lies just 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 21 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
  • Claquato Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Claquato Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato Cemetery
    • The Claquato Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76740 <5>
  • Washington Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grand Mound Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Grand Mound Cemetery is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound Cemetery
  • Forest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Forest Cemetery is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
  • Snow Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Snow Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
  • Alpha Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Alpha Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Cemetery
  • Lone Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lone Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hill Cemetery
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    • Little Falls Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Little Falls Cemetery is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Cemetery
    • Shoestring Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Shoestring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoestring Cemetery
    • Oakville Pioneer Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tower Twp. Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Tower Twp. Cemetery is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Twp. Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Castle Rock.
      • The Tower Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tower Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277304 <5>
    • Klickitat Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Klickitat Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klickitat Cemetery
    • Rainier Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosin Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Rosin Cemetery is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Castle Rock.
      • The Rosin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosin Cemetery
      • Tower Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77025 <5>
    • Mills & Mills Memorial Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills & Mills Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Tumwater.
      • The Mills & Mills Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Olympic Memorial Garden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76974 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Chehalis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Newaukum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
  • Claquato
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Claquato is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
  • Centralia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Adna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Napavine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fords Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
  • Galvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fayette is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Curtis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Urban
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
  • Bucoda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Grand Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Winlock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Onalaska
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tenino
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Independence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Independence is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Toledo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lacamas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacamas is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamas
    • Chehalis Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village

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 Lewis County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bucoda
    • Bucoda lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bucoda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucoda
  • Centralia
  • Chehalis
  • Pe Ell
    • Pe Ell lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pe Ell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pe Ell
  • Tenino
    • Tenino lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tenino.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
  • Toledo
    • Toledo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Toledo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Winlock

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 websites either 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 Lewis 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 #1510065  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1510065 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: Lewis
      • Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Centralia
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.650937     Lon: -122.9401271
      • 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 Lewis, 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 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.
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