About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. The grounds sit at about 535 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 12 notable people buried here, including Cave Johnson, James E. Bailey and Willie Blount. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1286199. The nearest other listed cemetery is Evergreen Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home in Clarksville, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 134 cemeteries we list in Montgomery County, and 83 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 governors, 1 physician, 1 Supreme Court justice, 1 US representative, 1 US senator.
- Cave Johnson1793-1866United States Representative
- James E. Bailey1822-1885American politician
- Willie Blount1768-1835American politician
- Austin Peay1876-1927American politician
- Horace Harmon Lurton1844-1914Confederate Army soldier, lawyer, judge and politician
- Ambrose Byron Broadbent1885-1952American politician and judge
- Mason Rudolph1934-2011American professional golfer
- Daniel Fleming Wright1816-1895American physician
- Volunteer weather observer for meteorological project (1848-1870) of the Smithsonian Institution
- John Christie Barr1872-1942American clergyman
- Lucile Moore Pittman1885-1946American poet
- Wilhelmina Sickenberger Barksdale1867-1954American suffragist, newspaper publisher & editor, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle and The Clarksville Star
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
36.50699, -87.34223
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
- Evergreen CemeteryClarksville, TNCemetery0.2 mi
- Golden Hill CemeteryClarksville, TNCemetery0.2 mi
- Foston Memorial GardensClarksville, TNMemorial park0.7 mi
- Edgefield Baptist Church CemeteryClarksville, TNBaptist cemetery0.8 mi
- Riverview CemeteryClarksville, TNCemetery2.4 mi
- Lyle CemeteryClarksville, TNCemetery2.5 mi
- Alex Yarbrough CemeteryClarksville, TNCemetery3.0 mi
- Tennessee Odd Fellows Home CemeteryClarksville, TNCemetery3.2 mi
- Pleasant View Church CemeteryClarksville, TNChurch cemetery3.4 mi
- Salem CemeteryClarksville, TNCemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Clarksville · (931) 645-6488
- McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Clarksville · (931) 647-3371
- McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Clarksville · (931) 647-3371
- Foston Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Clarksville · (931) 647-5451
- Hooker's Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Clarksville · (931) 645-6435
- Sykes Funeral Home & Crematory1.6 miCremation provider · Clarksville · (931) 647-1562
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Greenwood Cemetery located?
Greenwood Cemetery is at 984 Greenwood Avenue, Clarksville, TN 37040 in Montgomery County. GPS coordinates: 36.50699, -87.34223.
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