Greenwood Cemetery in Tarboro, North Carolina

Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The grounds sit at about 62 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Lawrence H. Fountain, Thomas Hayes Royster and Wilson D. Leggett III. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1003949. The nearest other listed cemetery is Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Hemby-Willoughby Mortuary Inc in Tarboro, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 50 cemeteries we list in Edgecombe County, and 27 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 50 listings in Edgecombe County have a phone number or website on record.

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

• Lawrence H. Fountain1913-2002
  American politician
• Thomas Hayes Royster1884-1952
  American physician
• Wilson D. Leggett III1935-2023
  American nuclear engineer

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.

• Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

  Tarboro, NC
  Baptist cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Calvary Episcopal Churchyard

  Tarboro, NC
  Episcopal cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Old Town Cemetery

  Tarboro, NC
  Municipal cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Dancy Memorial Cemetery

  Princeville, NC
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Community Cemetery

  Princeville, NC
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Edgecombe Memorial Park

  Tarboro, NC
  Memorial park

  2.7 mi
• County Home Cemetery

  Tarboro, NC
  Cemetery

  3.8 mi
• Batts Chapel Cemetery

  Tarboro, NC
  Church cemetery

  4.7 mi
• William & Mary Hart Presbyterian Church Cemetery

  Tarboro, NC
  Presbyterian cemetery

  6.2 mi
• Saint Matthews Church Cemetery

  Rocky Mount, NC
  Christian cemetery

  7.4 mi

• Hemby-Willoughby Mortuary Inc

  Mortuary · Tarboro · (252) 823-5129
  1.0 mi
• Carlisle Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Tarboro · (252) 823-0211
  1.0 mi
• Hemby-willoughby Mortuary

  Mortuary · Tarboro · (252) 823-5129
  2.6 mi
• Dickens Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Tarboro · (252) 823-1824
  5.2 mi
• Perkins Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Bethel · (252) 825-1515
  12 mi
• Morgan Funerals & Cremation

  Cremation provider · Rocky Mount · (252) 985-2635
  12 mi

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