About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Preston, Fillmore County, Minnesota. The grounds sit at about 1,047 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Nathan Pierce Colburn. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 644455. The nearest other listed cemetery is Crown Hill Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Preston, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 102 cemeteries we list in Fillmore County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Preston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
- Nathan Pierce Colburn1825-1909American politician (1825-1909), Minnesota, Republican Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 8); House 1867 (District 14); House 1871 (District 14)
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
43.66446, -92.07503
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
- Crown Hill CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery0.7 mi
- United Methodist CemeteryPreston, MNMethodist cemetery0.9 mi
- Calvary Catholic CemetaryPreston, MNChristian cemetery1.1 mi
- Saint Columbanus CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery1.1 mi
- Minnesota State Veterans CemetaryPreston, MNVeterans cemetery1.2 mi
- Southeastern Minnesota State Veterans CemeteryPreston, MNVeterans cemetery2.2 mi
- Richland Prairie Presbyterian CemeteryPreston, MNPresbyterian cemetery2.8 mi
- Gale CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery3.0 mi
- Union Prairie CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery3.2 mi
- Waukokee CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Preston
- Lindstrom Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Preston
- Riley Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Chatfield · (507) 867-4310
- Hindt Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Spring Valley · (507) 346-7714
- Hoff Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Rushford · (507) 864-7771
- Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Cresco · (563) 547-3501
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