About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. It lies about 2.3 mi west of Montgomery. The grounds sit at about 282 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 29 notable people buried here, including George Wallace, Lurleen Wallace and Dixie Bibb Graves. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 119382. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lincoln Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is White Chapel-greenwood Funeral Home & Greenwood Serenity Memorial Gardens in Montgomery, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Montgomery County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Montgomery. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 5 football players, 4 governors, 3 World War I veterans, 3 World War II veterans, 2 US representatives, 2 US senators, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 basketball player.
- George Wallace1919-199845th Governor of Alabama
- Lurleen Wallace1926-1968American politician
- Dixie Bibb Graves1882-1965Social scientist and politician
- Bibb Graves1873-1942Governor of Alabama
- J. Lister Hill1894-1984American politician
- Gordon Persons1902-1965American politician
- Thomas McAdory Owen1866-1920American lawyer, author, and historian
- John Abercrombie1866-1940American congressman
- Bill Atkins1934-1991American football player and coach
- Doe B1991-2013American rapper
- Marie Bankhead Owen1869-1958Author and historian
- Dave Bernard1912-1973American football player
Show all 29 notable burials
- William R. Lawley, Jr.1920-1999United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
- Charlie Bradshaw1923-1999American football player and coach
- George Penton1882-1969American gridiron football player
- Henry S. Halbert1837-1916American historian
- John C. Anderson1863-1940American judge
- K. P. Gatchell1901-1972American basketball player and coach
- George B. Pickett Jr.1918-2003
- Maurer Maurer1914-2002American military historian
- Rufus Lewis1906-1999American civil rights activist in Alabama
- Sidney Herbert Blan1877-1963American politician
- Chauncey Sanders1898-1962American literary critic
- Donald Reuben Goodrich1894-1945American military officer
- Jack R. Pace1948-2018Ph.D. Emory University 1973
- James Norment Baker1876-1941Eugenicist; State Health Officer of Alabama
- Jeanne Freigel Berman1914-1981American political activist and civic leader
- Robert Eugene Stabler1936-2017American accountant and assistant state treasurer
- Thomas Jackson Woofter, Jr.1893-1972American sociologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenwood Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Greenwood Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Lincoln CemeteryMontgomery, ALCemetery0.4 mi
- Remount Park CemeteryMontgomery, ALCemetery0.5 mi
- Larkin CemeteryMontgomery, ALCemetery1.2 mi
- Oakwood Cemetery-AnnexMontgomery, ALCemetery2.0 mi
- Saint Margarets CemeteryMontgomery, ALCatholic cemetery2.0 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryMontgomery, ALCemetery2.2 mi
- Green Family CemeteryMontgomery, ALFamily cemetery2.5 mi
- Holt CemeteryMontgomery, ALCemetery2.5 mi
- Taylor CemeteryMontgomery, ALCemetery3.6 mi
- Flora CemeteryMontgomery, ALCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- White Chapel-greenwood Funeral Home & Greenwood Serenity Memorial Gardens0.2 miFuneral home · Montgomery · (334) 272-3181
- Leak Memory Chapel0.3 miFuneral home · Montgomery · (334) 272-6501
- Southern Memorial Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Montgomery · (334) 271-4404
- Ross-Clayton Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Montgomery · (334) 262-3889
- Magnolia Cremations and Funeral Services2.6 miFuneral home · Montgomery · (334) 265-0622
- Massey Memorial Funeral3.3 miFuneral home · Montgomery · (334) 613-1866
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.