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A visit to the West 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 West Greenwood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Greenwood Cemetery:

47.7379, -117.7472

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Greenwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Greenwood Cemetery is located in Spokane County<2>.

The county seat for Spokane County is located in Spokane. Spokane lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Greenwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Greenwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the West Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Medical Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Medical Lake Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake Cemetery
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
  • Scotts Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tumtum Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Tumtum Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Lakes Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Military Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Military Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
  • Fairmount Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Fairmount Memorial Park is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Spokane.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76786 <5>
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Riverside Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
    • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chief Lot Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Chief Lot Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lot Cemetery
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Spokane.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76857 <5>
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Mound Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
    • Spokane Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spokane Evergreen Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 West Greenwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Deep Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Reardan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Airway Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nine Mile Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Medical Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tumtum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
  • Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mondovi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
  • Lakeland Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
  • Silver Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Four Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Town and Country
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Town and Country is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
    • Country Homes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
    • Fairwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
    • Dartford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dartford is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
    • Wellpinit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellpinit is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellpinit
    • Marshall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshall is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Spokane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Omans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Omans is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
    • Edwall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillyard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hillyard is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillyard
    • Mead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Buckeye
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye

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 West Greenwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spokane County.

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

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Spokane 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 West Greenwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1509409  (West Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1509409 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: Spokane
      • Est. Elev: 748 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Deep Creek
      • Location given for West Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.7379432     Lon: -117.747171
      • 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 Spokane, 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 from Point A (ie- West 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.