About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. It lies about 3.4 mi east of Louisville. The grounds sit at about 443 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 493351. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Heritage Funeral Home in Louisville, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 63 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 67 listings in Jefferson County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Louisville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.1861-1949African-American writer
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
38.23951, -85.81829
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
- Saint John Cemetery2647 Duncan Street, Louisville, KYCemetery2.1 mi
- Portland CemeteryLouisville, KYCemetery2.4 mi
- Western CemeteryLouisville, KYCemetery2.5 mi
- Schardein CemeteryLouisville, KYCemetery2.7 mi
- Stowers CemeteryShively, KYCemetery3.7 mi
- Manslick Road CemeteryShively, KYCemetery3.7 mi
- Manslick CemeteryShively, KYCemetery3.7 mi
- Fairview CemeteryNew Albany, INCemetery3.7 mi
- Bailey CemeteryNew Albany, INCemetery3.8 mi
- Louisville Memorial ParkShively, KYMemorial park3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Heritage Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Louisville · (502) 909-7862
- Perryman's Mortuary0.9 miMortuary · Louisville · (502) 776-8600
- Hathaway & Clark Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Louisville · (502) 778-7096
- Heritage Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Louisville · (502) 909-7862
- Conley|mary Mortuary And Funeral Services1.8 miMortuary · Louisville
- G.C. Williams Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Louisville
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