Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston, Louisiana

Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 1.0 mi southeast of Ruston. The grounds sit at about 289 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Riley Joseph Wilson, A. L. Swanson and C. E. "Cap" Barham. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 535414. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mays Chapel Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Miller Funeral Home in Ruston, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 34 cemeteries we list in Lincoln Parish, and 28 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

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

Among them: 1 football player, 1 US representative.

• Riley Joseph Wilson1871-1946
  American politician
• A. L. Swanson1905-1987
  American college basketball coach, college baseball coach
• C. E. "Cap" Barham1904-1972
  American politician
• Eddie McLane1899-1980
  American sports coach
• Alice Cary McKinney1865-1928
  American temperance and social reformer

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.

• Mays Chapel Cemetery

  Ruston, LA
  Christian cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Cook Cemetery

  Ruston, LA
  Baptist cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Mount Olive Cemetery

  Ruston, LA
  Baptist cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Zion Traveler Cemetery

  Ruston, LA
  Christian cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Forest Lawn Memorial Park

  Ruston, LA
  Memorial park

  1.9 mi
• Calcote - Watts Cemetery

  Ruston, LA
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Wilder Cemetery

  Grambling, LA
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Riser / Bonner Cemetery

  Ruston, LA
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Mount Harmony Cemetery

  Ruston, LA
  Cemetery

  4.8 mi
• Wesley Chapel Cemetery

  Grambling, LA
  Church cemetery

  5.3 mi

• Miller Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Ruston · (318) 255-6770
  0.4 mi
• Kilpatrick Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Ruston · (318) 255-2832
  0.6 mi
• King's Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Ruston · (318) 255-0525
  1.4 mi
• Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home

  Funeral chapel · Ruston · (318) 255-4739
  2.0 mi
• Best Friends Crematory & Memorial Co.

  Cremation provider · Ruston · (318) 548-3761
  3.6 mi
• Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Arcadia · (318) 263-2094
  16 mi

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