About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa. It lies about 1.1 mi southeast of Cedar Falls. The grounds sit at about 928 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including John Henry Livingston, Robert John Hibbs and Ruth Suckow. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 457136. The nearest other listed cemetery is Western Old People's Home Memorial Area, about 1.1 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Richardson Funeral and Cremation Service in Cedar Falls, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 60 cemeteries we list in Black Hawk County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cedar Falls. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 writer.
- John Henry Livingston1897-1974American aviator
- Robert John Hibbs1943-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Ruth Suckow1892-1960American writer
- Randy Schultz1943-1996American football player
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
42.54134, -92.45834
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
- Western Old People's Home Memorial AreaCedar Falls, IACemetery1.1 mi
- Fairview CemeteryCedar Falls, IACemetery1.1 mi
- Hillside CemeteryCedar Falls, IACemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Lukes Episcopal Church ColumbariumCedar Falls, IAEpiscopal cemetery2.3 mi
- George Wyth Memorial State ParkCedar Falls, IACemetery2.4 mi
- Cedar Valley Memorial GardensCedar Falls, IAMemorial park2.7 mi
- Highland CemeteryCedar Falls, IACemetery3.5 mi
- Pet Haven CemeteryCedar Falls, IAPet cemetery4.1 mi
- Washington Chapel CemeteryCedar Falls, IAChurch cemetery4.1 mi
- Rarick CemeteryCedar Falls, IACemetery4.9 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Richardson Funeral and Cremation Service0.9 miCremation provider · Cedar Falls · (319) 266-3525
- Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Cedar Falls · (319) 266-7525
- Us Cremation Society2.1 miCremation provider · Cedar Falls · (319) 529-9525
- Garden View Chapel6.2 miFuneral home · Waterloo · (319) 232-2222
- Greer Funeral Home Inc6.5 miFuneral home · Waterloo · (319) 232-8683
- Locke Funeral Home6.6 miFuneral home · Waterloo · (319) 233-6138
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