About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan. It lies about 0.8 mi southeast of Birmingham. The grounds sit at about 761 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including Elmore Leonard, George Gough Booth and Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 627378. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint James' Episcopal Church Columbarium, about 0.6 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is A. J. Desmond and Sons Funeral Directors in Royal Oak, about 2.2 mi away. It is one of 124 cemeteries we list in Oakland County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 124 listings in Oakland County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Birmingham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 artists, 1 business leader, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Elmore Leonard1925-2013American novelist and screenwriter
- George Gough Booth1864-1949American newspaper publisher
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge1821-1881American politician
- Marshall Fredericks1908-1998American artist
- Cynthia Wesley1949-1963
- James Scripps Booth1888-1954American motorcycle designer
- Mary Chase Perry Stratton1867-1961American potter
- William Russell Kelly1905-1998American businessman
- Ellen Scripps1863-1948American businessperson
- Mary Soper Pope1872-1940Memorialised by the Mary Soper Pope Memorial Award
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
42.55392, -83.22382
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 James' Episcopal Church ColumbariumBirmingham, MIEpiscopal cemetery0.6 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Birmingham ColumbariumBirmingham, MIMethodist cemetery0.8 mi
- Christ Church Cranbrook ColumbariumBloomfield Hills, MIChurch cemetery1.4 mi
- Perrin CemeteryBirmingham, MICemetery2.2 mi
- Clover Hill Park Cemetery2425 East 14 Mile Road, Birmingham, MICemetery2.2 mi
- Acacia Park CemeteryBeverly Hills, MICemetery2.2 mi
- Bloomfield Center Cemetery (historical)Bloomfield Hills, MICemetery2.5 mi
- St. Hugo of the Hills Columbarium2215 Opdyke Road, Bloomfield Hills, MICatholic cemetery3.0 mi
- Beach Road CemeteryTroy, MICemetery3.0 mi
- Beekman CemeteryBeverly Hills, MICemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- A. J. Desmond and Sons Funeral Directors2.2 miFuneral home · Royal Oak · (248) 549-0500
- Simple Funerals | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan2.4 miFuneral home · Bloomfield Hills · (248) 227-1954
- A. J. Desmond and Sons Funeral Directors2.9 miFuneral home · Troy · (248) 362-2500
- AJ Desmond & Sons Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Clawson
- Lynch and Sons Funeral Directors3.0 miFuneral home · Clawson · (248) 435-0660
- Southfield Funeral Home & Cremation Services3.5 miFuneral home · Southfield · (248) 569-8080
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