About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota. It lies about 1.1 mi west of Sauk Centre. The grounds sit at about 1,263 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Sinclair Lewis, Frank Eddy and Nelson H. Miner. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 644461. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services in Sauk Centre, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 85 cemeteries we list in Stearns County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sauk Centre. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 journalist, 1 Nobel laureate, 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- Sinclair Lewis1885-1951American writer and playwright
- Frank Eddy1856-1929American politician
- Nelson H. Miner1833-1905American politician (1833-1905), Minnesota, House 1867-68 (District 3)
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
45.73724, -94.92896
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
- Calvary CemeterySauk Centre, MNCemetery0.1 mi
- Saint Pauls CemeterySauk Centre, MNCemetery0.3 mi
- Oakland CemeterySauk Centre, MNCemetery0.7 mi
- Minnesota Home CemeterySauk Centre, MNCemetery1.0 mi
- Silver Creek CemeteryWest Union Township, MNCemetery5.8 mi
- Bohemian CemeterySauk Centre, MNCemetery6.8 mi
- Kandota CemeterySauk Centre, MNCemetery6.8 mi
- Svealund CemeteryLittle Sauk, MNCemetery6.9 mi
- Saint Bernard Catholic Church Cemetery11106 Almond Drive, Ward Springs, MNCatholic cemetery7.0 mi
- Svealund CemeterySauk Centre, MNCemetery7.1 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services1.5 miCremation provider · Sauk Centre · (320) 352-3089
- Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services7.5 miCremation provider · Melrose · (320) 256-4249
- Roy-Hetland Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Osakis · (320) 859-2118
- Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Long Prairie · (320) 732-2629
- Shelley-Gibson Funeral Directors19 miFuneral home · Long Prairie
- Harvey Anderson and Johnson Funeral Homes20 miFuneral home · Belgrade · (320) 254-8262
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