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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:

46.7669, -91.3888

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 Bayfield County<2>.

The county seat for Bayfield County is located in Washburn. Washburn lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Herbster Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Herbster Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbster Cemetery
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Oulu Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oulu Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oulu Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Pine Glade Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Glade Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glade Cemetery
  • Ever Rest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ever Rest Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever Rest Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Blueberry Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blueberry Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Pike River Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Pike River Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Lake County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Two Harbors (MN).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152014 <5>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Poplar Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
      • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodlawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.

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

  • Cloverland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Moquah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
  • Delta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Delta is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Two Harbors
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knife River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Poplar is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Lake Nebagamon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Benoit
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • Sutherland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Washburn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
  • Ashland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Clifton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Clifton is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mason is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Bayfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Stewart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stewart is located in Lake County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Hawthorne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
    • La Pointe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • La Pointe is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe

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 Bayfield 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 professional and volunteer 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 Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Bayfield 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 #1565878  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1565878 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: Bayfield
      • Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Port Wing
      • Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.7668797     Lon: -91.3887965
      • 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Bayfield, 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' 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.