A visit to the Greenwood Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Memorial Park:
37.7729, -81.1593
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the west northwest of the Greenwood Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Greenwood Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The W.T. Warden Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
- The W.T. Warden Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warden Family Cemetery
- Teel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Teel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Teel Cemetery is located in Sprague.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442963 <5>
- Sunset Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calfee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. TaborCemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. TaborCemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hall Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Shady Spring.
- Pemberton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Aliff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliff Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cannaday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannaday Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannaday Cemetery
- Crook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Russ Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Russ Lilly Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ Lilly Cemetery
- The Russ Lilly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Jay Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2573093 <5>
- Plumley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Plumley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumley Cemetery
- William Kidwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The William Kidwell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Kidwell Cemetery
- The William Kidwell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kidwell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Sweeney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Watts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2494974 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Greenwood Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Raleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Beaver
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White Stick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Sprague
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Beckley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Daniels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifftop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Skelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Stanaford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Mabscott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- MacArthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tilden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wickham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Old Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Pemberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Shady Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sophia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Terry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Sweeneyburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
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 Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Memorial Park.
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 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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Raleigh 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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1539728 (Greenwood Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539728 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: Raleigh
- Est. Elev: 730 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beckley
- Location given for Greenwood Memorial Park:
- Lat: 37.7728929 Lon: -81.1592657
- 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 Raleigh, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood Memorial Park) 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. |