About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Orlando, Orange County, Florida. It lies about 1.4 mi west of Orlando. The grounds sit at about 105 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 22 notable people buried here, including Joe Tinker, William Thomas Bland and Mickey Doolin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 283429. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mizell Cemetary, about 2.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home in Orlando, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Orange County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Orlando. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 3 baseball players, 2 scientists, 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 journalist, 1 Spanish-American War veteran, 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran.
- Joe Tinker1880-1948American baseball player, manager
- William Thomas Bland1861-1928American politician
- Mickey Doolin1880-1951American baseball player
- E. Frank Sperry1843-1916American politician
- Jim Dufft1896-1960American football player
- William Mason Fassett1876-1958United States Army general
- Adolph Nicholas Krug1873-1942American missionary in Cameroon and folklorist
- Albert Winslow Ryerson1872-1931American businessman and genealogist
- Barton Hill1827-1911Actor
- Lena B. Smithers Hughes1905-1987American botanist
- Sidney Herbert Lancey1837-1908American journalist and historian
- Donald Alexander Cheney Sr.1889-1983Judge and local civic leader
Show all 22 notable burials
- Edwin Fraser Hopkins1891-1972American botanist
- Eugene Goodman Duckworth1875-1959American politician
- J. Rolfe Davis1904-1988
- Louis M. Orr1899-1961American urologist
- Louise Merrimon Perry1878-1962American ophthalmologist and malacologist
- Smith Henderson Mallory1835-1903American politician
- Verner Wilson Estes1886-1953American politician
- William Beardall1890-1984American politician
- William Rennick Boone1891-1952Last principal at Orlando High School in Orlando, Florida
- William Walter Yothers1879-1971American entomologist
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
28.53472, -81.35729
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
- Mizell CemetaryOrlando, FLCemetery2.3 mi
- Powell CemeteryHolden Heights, FLCemetery2.7 mi
- Conway CemeteryConway, FLCemetery2.8 mi
- Pineywood CemeteryWinter Park, FLCemetery3.6 mi
- Doctor Phillips CemeteryOrlando, FLCemetery4.3 mi
- Washington Park CemeteryOrlando, FLCemetery4.5 mi
- Palm CemeteryWinter Park, FLCemetery4.9 mi
- Chapel Hill CemeteryUnion Park, FLChurch cemetery6.0 mi
- Glen Haven Memorial Park and MausoleumWinter Park, FLMemorial park6.1 mi
- Eatonville Memorial GardensEatonville, FLMemorial park6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Orlando · (407) 898-2561
- Baldwin Brothers Funeral and Cremation1.7 miCremation provider · Orlando · (407) 347-4441
- Robert Bryant Funeral & Cremation Chapel1.8 miCremation provider · Orlando · (407) 240-6080
- Compass Pointe Funeral Services2.4 miFuneral home · Orlando · (407) 797-6200
- A Community Funeral Home & Sunset Cremations2.5 miFuneral home · Orlando · (407) 841-4424
- Pax Villa Funeral Homes2.6 miFuneral home · Orlando · (407) 246-0555
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Greenwood Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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