Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a 100-acre cemetery in Rockford, Illinois. Founded in 1852, it is the largest and oldest in the city. The Greenwood Cemetery Chapel and Crematory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Rockford, Illinois
- Also known as: “Greenwood Cemetery (Rockford, Illinois)” and “Westside Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anderson Japanese Gardens and Burpee Museum of Natural History.
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Garden
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The Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 12-acre Japanese garden located in Rockford, Illinois. Anderson Japanese Gardens is situated 1 mile east of Greenwood Cemetery.
Burpee Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: Krazy19Karl, Public domain.
The Burpee Museum of Natural History is located along the Rock River in downtown Rockford, Illinois, United States, at 737 North Main Street. Burpee Museum of Natural History is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Greenwood Cemetery.
Rockmen Guardians
Work of art
The Rockmen Guardians are a group of sculptures located in Rockford, Illinois, United States, south of the Sinnissippi greenhouse on the west side of the Rock River recreation path. Rockmen Guardians is situated 1 mile south of Greenwood Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockford and Loves Park.
Rockford
Photo: jim simonson, CC BY 2.0.
Rockford is a city in the Rock River Valley in Northern Illinois. With a population of over 145,000, it is the third largest city in the state.
Loves Park
Hamlet
Loves Park is a city in Boone and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Most of the city is in Winnebago County, with a tiny sliver in the east located in Boone County. Loves Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Greenwood Cemetery.
Machesney Park
Town
Machesney Park is a village located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,950 at the 2020 census. Machesney Park is part of the Rockford metropolitan area. Machesney Park is situated 4 miles northeast of Greenwood Cemetery.
Greenwood Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.29231° or 42° 17′ 32″ northLongitude
-89.07603° or 89° 4′ 34″ westElevation
748 feet (228 metres)Open location code
86JG7WRF+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 108069205OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Greenwood Cemetery” goes by many names.
- German: “Greenwood Cemetery”
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