About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon. It lies about 3.8 mi north of Astoria. The grounds sit at about 115 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Stanley Paul Young, Clara Wilhelmina Waffle and John Henry Dix Gray. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1121416. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lewis and Clark Cemetery, about 2.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Services in Astoria, about 3.7 mi away. It is one of 13 cemeteries we list in Clatsop County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 13 listings in Clatsop County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Astoria. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician, 1 physician, 1 scientist.
- Stanley Paul Young1889-1969American biologist
- Clara Wilhelmina Waffle1874-1953American doctor
- John Henry Dix Gray1839-1902First white child born west of the Rockies
- Jooseppi Riippa1868-1896Finnish-American composer
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
46.13673, -123.80450
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
- Lewis and Clark CemeteryWarrenton, ORCemetery2.9 mi
- Pioneer CemeteryAstoria, ORCemetery3.3 mi
- Riverview CemeteryAstoria, ORCemetery3.6 mi
- Clatsop Plains CemeteryWarrenton, ORCemetery6.0 mi
- Ocean View CemeteryWarrenton, ORCemetery6.4 mi
- Svensen Pioneer CemeteryAstoria, ORCemetery7.6 mi
- Fort Stevens National CemeteryWarrenton, ORNational cemetery8.5 mi
- Prairie CemeteryAstoria, ORCemetery11 mi
- Maplewood CemeteryAstoria, ORCemetery12 mi
- Evergreen CemeterySeaside, ORCemetery13 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Services3.7 miCremation provider · Astoria · (503) 338-7200
- Caldwell-Murphy Mortuary3.7 miMortuary · Astoria · (503) 325-1811
- Hughes Ransom Funeral Home and Cremation Services3.7 miFuneral home · Astoria · (503) 325-2535
- Vancouver Granite Works - Astoria4.2 miMonument dealer · Astoria · (503) 791-5674
- Hughes-Ransom Funeral Home and Cremation Services11 miFuneral home · Seaside · (503) 738-6622
- Caldwell's Funeral & Cremation Arrangement Center11 miCremation provider · Seaside · (503) 738-9936
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