A visit to the Greenhill Catholic 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 Greenhill Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenhill Catholic Cemetery:
39.1987, -81.3201
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenhill Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenhill Catholic Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Greenhill Catholic Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Greenhill Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenhill Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rizer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rizer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rizer Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Farr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Farr Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beha Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beha Cemetery
- Freeport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Freeport Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- Metz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Elfritz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elfritz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfritz Cemetery
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Hill Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Fought Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beckner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Swisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swisher Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher Cemetery
- Rexroach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rexroach Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexroach Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenhill Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenhill Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petroleum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Rusk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Dallison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Greencastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Cisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Leachtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Kanawha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Slate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horseneck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oxbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Parkers Towne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Mineral Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cantwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Willow Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Sandhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- North Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Yankeeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
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 Greenhill Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenhill Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Greenhill Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Greenhill Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1986767 (Greenhill Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986767 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petroleum
- Location given for Greenhill Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1986879 Lon: -81.3201167
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Wood, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenhill Catholic 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. |