Greenwood Cemetery in Rockford, Illinois

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Get directions 1011 Auburn St
Rockford, Illinois 61103 United States

Coordinates: 42.29021, -89.07800
greenwoodrockford.com/history/
(815) 962-7522
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Founded in 1845, Greenwood Cemetery (previously known as West Rockford Cemetery until 1921) was the fourth cemetery in Rockford and is the oldest remaining. It began in 1844 as a site along Kent Creek, located on the land now occupied by Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum's Railroad Garden and the railroad yards.

Due to the expanding needs of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad in Rockford, Illinois, Greenwood Cemetery began as a way to centralize the existing burial grounds and freeing up space for the railroad's expansion. Bodies were relocated from the three previous sites, centralizing burials in one single location. Over time, the cemetery grew to its current size of over 100 acres.