About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Bossier City, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 1.0 mi north of Bossier City. The grounds sit at about 223 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Newton C. Blanchard, Jean Despujols and John McWilliams Ford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 535413. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakland Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Choice Funeral Home in Shreveport, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 53 cemeteries we list in Caddo Parish, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 53 listings in Caddo Parish have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bossier City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 architect, 1 artist, 1 governor, 1 US representative, 1 US senator, 1 writer.
- Newton C. Blanchard1849-1922American politician
- Jean Despujols1886-1965French painter
- John McWilliams Ford1880-1965American politician
- William B. Wiener1907-1981American architect
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
32.50126, -93.73128
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
- Oakland CemeteryShreveport, LACemetery1.5 mi
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery1573 Texas Avenue, Shreveport, LAJewish cemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryShreveport, LACemetery2.2 mi
- Star CemeteryShreveport, LACemetery2.3 mi
- Agudath Achim CemeteryShreveport, LACemetery2.4 mi
- Forest Park Cemetery3700 Saint Vincent Avenue, Shreveport, LACemetery2.5 mi
- Jewella CemeteryShreveport, LACemetery4.6 mi
- Zion Rest CemeteryShreveport, LACemetery5.3 mi
- Round Grove CemeteryShreveport, LACemetery5.8 mi
- Mount Zion Baptist Church CemeteryShreveport, LABaptist cemetery6.5 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Choice Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Shreveport · (318) 691-3882
- Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes0.4 miFuneral home · Shreveport · (318) 222-0348
- Forest Park Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Shreveport · (318) 221-7181
- Heavenly Gates Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Shreveport · (318) 222-8010
- Rest Assured Memorial Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Bossier City · (318) 584-7109
- J S Williams Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Shreveport · (318) 221-6169
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