Greenwood Cemetery (Dallas)

Greenwood Cemetery is privately owned non-denominational cemetery located at 3020 Oak Grove Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas, Texas.[1] Founded in 1875 as the Trinity Cemetery, the first burial was a Mrs. Susan Bradford that March. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the city of Dallas.[1] It is part of a cemetery tour, and sits next to the Emanu-El Cemetery, the Calvary Cemetery, and the Freedman's Cemetery Memorial.[2][3]

Greenwood Cemetery
Details
Established1875
Location
3020 Oak Grove Ave
Dallas, TX
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32°48′04″N 96°47′53″W
GNIS: Greenwood Cemetery
TypeNon-denominational
Owned byGreenwood Cemetery Association
Find a GraveGreenwood Cemetery

History

At the time of its founding, the cemetery was out of town and surrounded by farmland. By 1896, the cemetery had fallen into disrepair with one local noting: "The fence is down in twenty places, cattle roam all over the graves and wagons use the main street as a common thoroughfare." This prompted the formation of the Greenwood Cemetery Association,[4] which took over the maintenance and operation of the cemetery and gave it its current name.

Notable burials

References
  1. Harvey, Bill (2010-01-01). Texas Cemeteries: The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans. University of Texas Press. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-0-292-77934-1.
  2. "Freedmans Cemetery". Dallas City Hall. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. Wilonsky, Robert. "For Those Who've Never Visited Uptown's Greenwood Cemetery, An Amazing Tour". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. Mullen, Holly. "Dig 'em up, move 'em out". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.