Greenwood Cemetery in Palmyra, Missouri

Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It lies about 1.1 mi south of Palmyra. The grounds sit at about 594 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including William Hepburn Russell, Clarence Walworth Alvord and Thomas Lilbourne Anderson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 718840. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cobb Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the east. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 38 cemeteries we list in Marion County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

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

Among them: 1 business leader, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran.

• William Hepburn Russell1812-1872
  Co-founder of the Pony Express
• Clarence Walworth Alvord1868-1928
  American historian, author, and professor of history
• Thomas Lilbourne Anderson1808-1885
  American politician
• Richard P. Giles1840-1896
  American politician
• Everett Leland Yager1920-1951

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.

• Cobb Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Gottman Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Kaiser Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Cemetery

  4.3 mi
• Pennewell Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Cemetery

  4.3 mi
• Thrasher Chapel Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Church cemetery

  4.5 mi
• Bethel Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Cemetery

  4.7 mi
• Baskett Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Cemetery

  4.9 mi
• Pleasant Grove Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Cemetery

  5.1 mi
• Barkley Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Cemetery

  5.3 mi
• McWilliams Cemetery

  Palmyra, MO
  Cemetery

  5.4 mi

• Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Palmyra · (573) 769-2233
  1.0 mi
• Davis Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Quincy · (573) 655-4507
  9.7 mi
• Hannibal Monument

  Monument dealer · Hannibal · (573) 221-1874
  9.8 mi
• Smith Funeral Home & Chapel

  Funeral home · Hannibal · (573) 221-8148
  10 mi
• Hansen-Spear Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Quincy · (217) 222-4907
  11 mi
• Duker & Haugh Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Quincy · (217) 222-1011
  11 mi

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