About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 0.9 mi north of Lancaster. The grounds sit at about 315 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Marriott Henry Brosius, William Henry and Benjamin Franklin Shaub. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1176188. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cedar Lawn Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Lancaster Crematorium in Lancaster, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 608 cemeteries we list in Lancaster County, and 248 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Lancaster County dates to 1873. 3 of the 608 listings in Lancaster County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lancaster. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 US representative.
- Marriott Henry Brosius1843-1901Union Army officer, lawyer, politician
- William Henry1729-1786Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress
- Benjamin Franklin Shaub1841-1913American educator and businessman (born 1841)
- Charles H. Fasnacht1842-1902Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles I. Landis1856-1932American judge
- Jaques Cattell1904-1960American publisher
- Paul G. Chandler1889-1986
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
40.02510, -76.30127
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
- Cedar Lawn CemeteryLancaster, PACemetery0.1 mi
- Woodward Hill CemeteryLancaster, PACemetery0.3 mi
- Zion Lutheran CemeteryLancaster, PALutheran cemetery0.4 mi
- Bethel African Methodist Episcopal CemeteryLancaster, PAMethodist cemetery0.4 mi
- Riverview CemeteryLancaster, PACemetery0.5 mi
- Stevens Greenland CemeteryLancaster, PACemetery0.8 mi
- Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Old CemeteryLancaster, PACatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- St. Joseph Church RectoryLancaster, PAChurch cemetery0.8 mi
- Shank Homestead CemeteryLancaster, PACemetery0.8 mi
- Trinity Lutheran ChurchyardLancaster, PALutheran cemetery0.8 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Lancaster Crematorium0.1 miCremation provider · Lancaster
- Andrew T Scheid Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Lancaster · (717) 397-8298
- Charles F Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory - King Street Location1.0 miCremation provider · Lancaster · (717) 393-9661
- DeBord Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · Lancaster · (717) 394-4097
- Young Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Lancaster · (717) 299-7371
- Melanie B Scheid Funeral Director & Cremation Services1.1 miCremation provider · Lancaster · (717) 393-1776
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