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:
38.9621, -78.8061
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 Hardy County<2>.
The county seat for Hardy County is located in Moorefield. Moorefield lies 11 miles [17.7 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 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The New Dale Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dale Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Burlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burlington Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Stoney Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Stoney Creek Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powder Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Powder Springs Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Heltsley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Heltsley Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heltsley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heltsley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Columbia Furnace (VA).
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Perry Moyers Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Perry Moyers Memorial Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Moyers Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Moyers Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moyers Family Cemetery
- Crab Run Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Crab Run Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Run Cemetery
- Wakemans Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wakemans Grove Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakemans Grove Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
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 Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lost City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mathias
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Fort Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orkney Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Columbia Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inkerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Wardensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durgon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Calvary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Peru
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Rinkerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Zepp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Dorcas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Mount Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arthur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Hardy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edinburg
- Lost City
- Moorefield
- Petersburg
- Wardensville
- Woodstock
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 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 Greenwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Hardy 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 #1551301 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1551301 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: Hardy
- Est. Elev: 448 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lost City
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9620542 Lon: -78.8061322
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Hardy, 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 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. |
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