Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi

Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi. It lies about 0.7 mi south of Jackson. The grounds sit at about 302 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 26 notable people buried here, including Eudora Welty, William Barksdale and George Poindexter. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 670717. The nearest other listed cemetery is Beth Israel Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Peoples Funeral Home Inc in Jackson, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Hinds County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 63 listings in Hinds County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 7 Civil War veterans, 6 governors, 5 US representatives, 2 Mexican-American War veterans, 2 physicians, 2 writers, 1 artist, 1 Korean War veteran.

• Eudora Welty1909-2001
  American short story writer, novelist and photographer
• William Barksdale1821-1863
  Confederate Army general
• George Poindexter1779-1853
  American politician
• William Winter1923-2020
  American attorney and politician
• Daniel Weisiger Adams1821-1872
  American lawyer and army officer
• Samuel A. Cartwright1793-1863
  American physician
• William Wirt Adams1819-1888
  Confederate States Army general
• Alexander McNutt1802-1848
  Mississippi Governor
• Charles Lynch1783-1853
  American politician and lawyer
• John Isaac Guion1802-1855
  American politician
• Samuel W. Ferguson1834-1917
  Confederate States Army general
• Abram M. Scott1785-1833
  American politician

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.

• Beth Israel Cemetery

  Jackson, MS
  Jewish cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Major Millsaps' Tomb

  Jackson, MS
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Elmwood Cemetery

  Jackson, MS
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Mount Olive Cemetery

  Jackson, MS
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Lincoln Cemetery

  Jackson, MS
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Cedar Lawn Cemetery

  Jackson, MS
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Willow Park Cemetery

  Jackson, MS
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Bailey Cemetery

  Jackson, MS
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Hope Spring Cemetery

  Jackson, MS
  Cemetery

  4.9 mi
• Lake Cemetery

  Jackson, MS
  Cemetery

  4.9 mi

• Peoples Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Jackson · (601) 969-3040
  0.3 mi
• Collins Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Jackson · (601) 948-7223
  0.4 mi
• Mississippi Funeral Directors Association

  Funeral home · Jackson · (601) 978-1920
  0.6 mi
• Greater Jackson Mortuary Service

  Mortuary · Jackson · (601) 906-3453
  0.8 mi
• Jackson Memorial Funeral Obituaries

  Funeral home · Jackson · (601) 969-9457
  1.7 mi
• Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Terry · (406) 635-5580
  2.6 mi

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