About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina. It lies about 0.8 mi east of Dunn. The grounds sit at about 190 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including William C. Lee and Hannibal Lafayette Godwin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 986126. The nearest other listed cemetery is Resthaven Memorial Park, about 1.3 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cromartie - Miller Funerals & Cremations in Dunn, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 44 cemeteries we list in Harnett County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Harnett County dates to 1902.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dunn. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- William C. Lee1895-1948United States general
- Hannibal Lafayette Godwin1873-1929American 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.
Map
35.30405, -78.62251
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
- Resthaven Memorial ParkDunn, NCMemorial park1.3 mi
- Harnett Devotional GardensDunn, NCCemetery3.3 mi
- Erwin Memorial ParkErwin, NCMemorial park3.7 mi
- Sills Family CemetaryDunn, NCCemetery3.9 mi
- Averasboro CemeteryDunn, NCCemetery4.0 mi
- ParacleftBenson, NCChristian cemetery4.9 mi
- Lee CemeteryPlain View, NCCemetery5.3 mi
- Isham McLamb CemeteryBenson, NCCemetery5.7 mi
- Bethaisda Primitive Baptist CemeteryBenson, NCBaptist cemetery5.8 mi
- Hodges Chapel CemeteryBenson, NCChurch cemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Cromartie - Miller Funerals & Cremations0.6 miFuneral home · Dunn · (910) 892-2077
- Genesis Mortuary Services LLC0.9 miMortuary · Dunn · (910) 292-2681
- Skinner & Smith Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Dunn · (910) 892-2447
- Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services LLC1.0 miFuneral home · Dunn · (910) 292-2507
- Dafford Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Dunn · (910) 892-6061
- West and Dunn Funeral Homes2.7 miFuneral home · Erwin · (910) 897-6491
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