About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Eustis, Lake County, Florida. It lies about 1.0 mi west of Eustis. The grounds sit at about 135 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including John Robert Schrieffer, Edgar James Banks and Albert D. Wright. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 283432. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Fort Mason Cemetery, about 2.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hamlin & Hilbish Funeral Home in Eustis, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 48 cemeteries we list in Lake County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Eustis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Nobel laureate, 1 scientist.
- John Robert Schrieffer1931-2019American physicist
- Edgar James Banks1866-1945American diplomat, antiquarian and writer
- Albert D. Wright1842-1926American Union Army soldier
- Loren Ellis1904-1984American football and basketball coach
- Daniel Prescott1898-1970American scholar, professor and child psychologist
- Volunteer weather observer for meteorological project (1848-1873) of the Smithsonian Institution
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
28.85078, -81.66833
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
- Old Fort Mason CemeteryEustis, FLCemetery2.5 mi
- Lakeside Memory GardensEustis, FLCemetery2.5 mi
- Pine Forest CemeteryMount Dora, FLCemetery3.1 mi
- Marsh Memorial ParkEustis, FLMemorial park3.2 mi
- Grand Island CemeteryEustis, FLCemetery4.4 mi
- Seneca CemeteryMount Dora, FLCemetery5.0 mi
- Umatilla CemeteryUmatilla, FLCemetery5.2 mi
- Mt. Carmel-Simpson CemetaryTangerine, FLCemetery5.3 mi
- Tavares CemeteryTavares, FLCemetery6.2 mi
- Glendale CemeteryUmatilla, FLCemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Hamlin & Hilbish Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Eustis · (352) 201-3230
- Hayes Brothers Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Eustis · (352) 589-4666
- Harden-Pauli Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Eustis · (352) 357-4126
- Allen J. Harden Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Mt Dora · (352) 810-8499
- Baldwin Brothers A Funeral and Cremation Society3.4 miCremation provider · Tavares · (352) 508-9501
- Beyers Funeral Home and Crematory4.9 miCremation provider · Umatilla · (352) 669-2146
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