About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. It lies about 1.4 mi west of Zanesville. The grounds sit at about 843 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including H. Clay Van Voorhis, Ted Belcher and David Chambers. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1041163. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Thomas Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is delong baker funeral home in Zanesville, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 112 cemeteries we list in Muskingum County, and 56 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 112 listings in Muskingum County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Zanesville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 US representatives, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 War of 1812 veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- H. Clay Van Voorhis1852-1927American politician
- Ted Belcher1924-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- David Chambers1780-1864United States Representative from Ohio
- Robert S. Granger1816-1894Union Army general
- Robert B. Brown1844-1916Medal of Honor recipient
- William Alexander Taylor1837-1911American author and editor
- Frank F. Bonnet1856-1923American businessman
- James H. Abbott1861-1926American photographer
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
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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
- Saint Thomas CemeteryZanesville, OHCemetery0.2 mi
- Old Saint Nicholas Catholic CemeteryZanesville, OHCatholic cemetery0.3 mi
- Mount Olive CemeteryPleasant Grove, OHCemetery0.6 mi
- Pleasant Grove CemeteryPleasant Grove, OHCemetery1.5 mi
- Moxahala CemeteryZanesville, OHCemetery1.5 mi
- Woodlawn Cemetery603 Pershing Road, Zanesville, OHCemetery1.9 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryZanesville, OHCatholic cemetery2.4 mi
- United Jewish CemeteryZanesville, OHJewish cemetery2.9 mi
- Lewis CemeteryZanesville, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Prosser CemeteryNorth Zanesville, OHCemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- delong baker funeral home1.1 miFuneral home · Zanesville · (740) 562-6511
- Burrell Funeral Services1.2 miFuneral home · Zanesville · (740) 453-7343
- Hillis Combs Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Zanesville · (740) 452-5494
- Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home & Crematory1.9 miCremation provider · Zanesville · (740) 452-4551
- Bryan and Hardwick Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Zanesville · (740) 452-8466
- Snouffer Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Zanesville · (740) 450-8000
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