About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 620 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Jacqueline Logan, Ira Waddell Clokey and Rolla Coral McMillen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 409456. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is United Funeral Home in Decatur, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Macon County, and 32 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 47 listings in Macon County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Decatur. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 3 Civil War veterans, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Jacqueline Logan1901-1983American actress
- Ira Waddell Clokey1878-1950American botanist and mining engineer
- Rolla Coral McMillen1880-1961American politician
- Jesse Hale Moore1817-1883American politician
- Lemuel F. Holland1840-1914American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Benjamin W. Schenck1837-1916Recipient of the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor
- Frank Leighton1880-1927Composer and vaudeville performer
- James Millikin1827-1909American academic administrator and founder of Millikin University
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
- Calvary CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Fairlawn CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Graceland CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery2.2 mi
- Walnut Grove CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Mount Gilead CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- South Wheatland CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Spangler CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Sharon CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Saint Johns Lutheran CemeteryDecatur, ILLutheran cemetery3.9 mi
- Salem CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- United Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 542-7191
- Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Directors - West Wood Street Chapel0.6 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 429-4421
- Walker Funeral Services1.0 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 362-6214
- Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Homes1.2 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 875-1283
- Graceland-Fairlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery2.3 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 615-0724
- Tanzyus Logan Funeral Service and Care2.5 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 233-1080
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