About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near West Point, Clay County, Mississippi. It lies about 1.0 mi northwest of West Point. The grounds sit at about 230 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including John Elliott Rankin, Andrew F. Fox and Thompson McClellan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 670719. The nearest other listed cemetery is Westbrook Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Robinson Funeral Home in West Point, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 44 cemeteries we list in Clay County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, West Point. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 2 World War I veterans, 1 journalist.
- John Elliott Rankin1882-1960Former U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- Andrew F. Fox1849-1926American politician
- Thompson McClellan1899-1975Lawyer and politician
- Richard Beckett1886-1954American lawyer
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
33.59483, -88.64393
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
- Westbrook CemeteryWest Point, MSCemetery2.0 mi
- Pooles CemeteryWest Point, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Harrell Family Cemetery at God's AcreWest Point, MSFamily cemetery2.8 mi
- Strong Hill CemeteryWest Point, MSCemetery2.8 mi
- West Point Memorial GardensWest Point, MSMemorial park4.0 mi
- Mayhew Mission CemeteryWest Point, MSCemetery4.1 mi
- Hampton CemeteryWest Point, MSCemetery4.3 mi
- Strong CemeteryWest Point, MSCemetery4.5 mi
- Tibbee CemeteryWest Point, MSCemetery5.3 mi
- McPherson CemeteryWest Point, MSCemetery6.1 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Robinson Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · West Point · (662) 494-8049
- Carter's Mortuary Services1.0 miMortuary · West Point · (662) 492-4455
- Calvert Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · West Point · (662) 494-2833
- Westbrooks Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · West Point · (662) 369-4838
- Carter Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · West Point · (662) 494-2171
- West Memorial Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Starkville · (662) 323-6674
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