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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:

46.9043, -117.0696

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 Whitman County<2>.

The county seat for Whitman County is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley Cemetery
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
  • Freeze Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Freeze Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeze Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potlatch (ID).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1340132 <5>
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Mendenhall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Mendenhall Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Guy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Guy Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colfax Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Colfax.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76743 <5>
  • Farr Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pullman City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • Blaine Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Blaine Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Palouse
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grinnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Grinnell is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Viola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Potlatch Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
  • Freeze
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Garfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Potlatch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Onaway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Cora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Elberton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elberton is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Eden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Glenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shawnee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Albion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Moscow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <6>
    • Farmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pullman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Colfax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Steptoe
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Whitman 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 begin 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 Washington:
  • Pages specific to Whitman 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 #1505288  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1505288 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: Whitman
      • Est. Elev: 787 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Palouse
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.9043353     Lon: -117.0696138
      • 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 Whitman, 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.