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:
42.7314, -90.4926
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 Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 13 miles [20.9 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whig Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Cemetery
- Kaump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kaump Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaump Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Piddington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Piddington Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddington Cemetery
- Smelser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smelser Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelser Cemetery
- Old Elk Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Elk Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Elk Grove Cemetery
- Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Strawberry Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Cemetery
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
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- Lydia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lydia Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Boice Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penniel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Penniel Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penniel Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Rewey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321622 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Platteville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Elk Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Dickeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Cuba City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Rewey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Tennyson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Potosi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Annaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Hazel Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Stitzer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- New Diggings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Sageville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Menominee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Calamine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Montfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Sherrill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shullsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
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 Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cuba City
- Lancaster
- Linden
- Montfort
- Platteville
- Potosi
- Shullsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Grant 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 #1565858 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1565858 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Platteville
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.731382 Lon: -90.4926289
- 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 Grant, 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 things 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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