Greenwood Cemetery in Galena, Illinois

Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It lies about 0.8 mi east of Galena. The grounds sit at about 784 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including Elihu B. Washburne, John C. Smith and John E. Smith. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 409465. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Furlong Funeral Chapel in Galena, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 34 cemeteries we list in Jo Daviess County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Galena. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 5 Civil War veterans, 1 Mexican-American War veteran, 1 physician, 1 US representative, 1 writer.

• Elihu B. Washburne1816-1887
  American politician and diplomat
• John C. Smith1832-1910
  American politician in Illinois
• John E. Smith1816-1897
  United States Army general of the American Civil War
• Augustus Louis Chetlain1824-1914
  (American Civil War)Union Army General
• Jasper A. Maltby1826-1867
  United States Army soldier
• William R. Rowley1824-1886
• Katherine Beebe1860-1944
  Late 19th/early 20th century author or children's books and curricula
• Adele Marie-Antionette Gratiot1826-1887
• Charles Rogers Corwith1860-1915
  Millionaire
• Henry Corwith1813-1888
  Millionaire
• Sarah Coates Harris1824-1886
  American suffragist reformer and naturalist

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.

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.

• Saint Marys Cemetery

  Galena, IL
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Saint Michaels Cemetery

  Galena, IL
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Miners Chapel Cemetery

  The Galena Territory, IL
  Church cemetery

  4.9 mi
• Grant Hill Cemetery

  Galena, IL
  Cemetery

  5.1 mi
• Efferding Cemetery

  Bellevue, IA
  Cemetery

  5.3 mi
• Federman Farms Cemetery

  Bellevue, IA
  Cemetery

  5.3 mi
• Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery

  The Galena Territory, IL
  Methodist cemetery

  5.7 mi
• Saint Donatus Catholic Cemetery

  Dubuque, IA
  Catholic cemetery

  5.9 mi
• Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery

  Bellevue, IA
  Lutheran cemetery

  6.0 mi
• Council Hill Cemetery

  Galena, IL
  Cemetery

  7.1 mi

• Furlong Funeral Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Galena · (815) 777-9122
  0.1 mi
• Miller & Steinke Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Scales Mound · (815) 845-2218
  11 mi
• Miller's Funeral Home

  Funeral home · East Dubuque · (815) 747-3194
  11 mi
• Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service

  Funeral home · Bellevue · (563) 872-4101
  11 mi
• Tri-State Cremation Center

  Cremation provider · East Dubuque · (563) 663-1096
  11 mi
• Haudenshield Funeral Home and Cremation Services

  Funeral home · Cuba City · (608) 744-2400
  12 mi

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