About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas. The grounds sit at about 1,270 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Thomas Sears Huffaker. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 477011. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Brown-Bennett-Alexander Funeral in Cottonwood Falls, about 20 mi away. It is one of 25 cemeteries we list in Morris County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Council Grove. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
- Thomas Sears Huffaker1825-1910American teacher
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
38.65886, -96.50229
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 CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery0.5 mi
- Kelso CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery7.3 mi
- Comisky CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery8.0 mi
- Garfield CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery8.8 mi
- Highland CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery9.2 mi
- Dunlap African American CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery9.4 mi
- Dunlap CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery9.7 mi
- Wilsey CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery10 mi
- Ramsey-Black CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery10 mi
- Beman CemeteryCouncil Grove, KSCemetery11 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Brown-Bennett-Alexander Funeral20 miFuneral home · Cottonwood Falls · (620) 273-6311
- Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory24 miCremation provider · Herington · (785) 258-2244
- Charter Funerals24 miFuneral home · Emporia · (620) 342-5522
- Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Emporia · (620) 342-2134
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