Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Still in use, it was established by a federal land grant on November 21, 1821.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mississippi State Capitol and The Oaks House Museum.
Mississippi State Capitol
Government office
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The Mississippi State Capitol or the “New Capitol,” has been the seat of the state’s government since it succeeded the old Mississippi State House in 1903. Mississippi State Capitol is situated 1,700 feet south of Greenwood Cemetery.
The Oaks House Museum
Museum
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The Oaks House Museum, also known as The Oaks, located at 823 North Jefferson Street in Jackson, Mississippi, is the former home of Jackson Mayor James H. The Oaks House Museum is situated 2,100 feet east of Greenwood Cemetery.
Mississippi Governor’s Mansion
Public building
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mississippi Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of Mississippi, who is currently Tate Reeves. It is located in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, south of the Mississippi State Capitol, at the south end of Smith Park. Mississippi Governor’s Mansion is situated 3,000 feet south of Greenwood Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jackson and Flowood.
Jackson
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jackson is the capital of the state of Mississippi. While it may not offer much in terms of tourism today, Jackson can be used as a stopover for getting to other parts of the state or further.
Flowood
Town
Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Jackson, Flowood is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital. Flowood is situated 2½ miles east of Greenwood Cemetery.
Pearl
Photo: Allstarecho, CC BY 3.0.
Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, sitting on the east side of the Pearl River from the state capital, Jackson. The population was 26,000 in 2018.
Greenwood Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States
- Category: burial
- Location: Hinds, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.30836° or 32° 18′ 30″ northLongitude
-90.18316° or 90° 10′ 59″ westElevation
302 feet (92 metres)Open location code
864F8R58+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 30546385OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4428499Wikidata ID
Q5604998
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Greenwood Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գրինվուդ գերեզմանատուն”
- French: “Greenwood Cemetery”
- German: “Greenwood Cemetery”
- Greek: “κοιμητήριο Γκρίνγουντ”
- Greek: “νεκροταφείο Γκρίνγουντ”
- Swedish: “Greenwood Cemetery”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Greenwood Cemetery”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.