I didn't know that. Do you mean the Greenwood Cemetery out on Route 3 was called the Alton Cemetery or the Alton Cemetery on 5th Street was called the Greenwood Cemetery. Greenwood Cemetery is a Catholic Cemetery. Greenwood Cemetery is actually St. Patrick's. It is located off Route 3. City Cemetery is now Alton City Cemetery and located on 5th Street. St. Joseph's is located across from St. Anthony's hospital on Elm Street, and, of course, Oakwood Cemetery is now Upper Alton Cemetery. Sharlene ----- Original Message ----- From: Debbi Geer <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:59 PM Subject: Re: [ILMADISO-L] Upper Alton Cemetery > With regard to cemeteries and change of names - > > Alton Cemetery was referred to back around the turn of > the 20th century as Greenwood Cemetery. So if anyone > runs across a burial in Greenwood Cemetery, you'll > where it is and how to get information on the burials > there. > > > Debbi Geer > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > http://sports.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Links-Lots of helpful links for your research. > http://www.cyndislist.com/ >
My apology for getting two cemetery names mixed up. Thank you Sharlene for questioning the name so quickly so that I may correct myself. Greenwood Cemetery and St. Patrick's Cemetery on IL 3 in Godfrey have been interchanged through the years. Greenwood Lane runs on the west side of the cemetery. Upper Alton Cemetery and Oakwood Cemetery have been interchanged too. Alton City (between Piasa and ?Cherry Streets a few blocks off of Broadway (formerly Second Street) was referred to as Grandview Cemetery years ago. So in turn 3 of the major cemeteries in the Alton/Godfrey area have been known by two names each. Grandview and Greenwood names are rarely used these days. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com