About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Hayward, Sawyer County, Wisconsin. It lies about 1.0 mi east of Hayward. The grounds sit at about 1,204 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Nate DeLong and John H. Hellweg. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1565873. The nearest other listed cemetery is Indian Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Bratley-Nelson Funeral Homes and Crematory in Hayward, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 16 cemeteries we list in Sawyer County, and 4 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hayward. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 basketball player, 1 business leader, 1 World War II veteran.
- Nate DeLong1926-2010American basketball player
- John H. Hellweg1844-1931American businessman and politician
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
46.00966, -91.50545
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
- Indian CemeteryHayward, WICemetery1.6 mi
- Trinity CemeteryHayward, WICemetery6.0 mi
- Round Lake CemeteryLittle Round Lake, WICemetery9.1 mi
- Saint Lukes CemeteryHayward, WICatholic cemetery10.0 mi
- Saint Francis CemeteryLittle Round Lake, WICemetery10 mi
- Riverside CemeteryHayward, WICemetery10 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryLittle Round Lake, WICemetery12 mi
- Chittamo Burial GroundHayward, WICemetery13 mi
- Earl CemeterySpooner, WICemetery14 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Bratley-Nelson Funeral Homes and Crematory1.7 miCremation provider · Hayward · (715) 634-2609
- Pineview Funeral Service6.6 miFuneral home · Bass Lake · (715) 634-4010
- Bratley-Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory - Spooner Funeral Home22 miCremation provider · Spooner · (715) 635-8919
- Dahl Funeral Home22 miFuneral home · Spooner · (715) 635-2918
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