Green Hill Cemetery (Greensboro, North Carolina)

Green Hill Cemetery
Details
Established1877
Location
901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
Coordinates36°4′58″N 79°47′50″W / 36.08278°N 79.79722°W / 36.08278; -79.79722
GNIS: Green Hill Cemetery
No. of graves~19,000
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveGreen Hill Cemetery

Green Hill Cemetery is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and it on 51 acres of rolling land. Opened in 1877, it is Greensboro's oldest publicly operated cemetery. The cemetery is managed by the Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department. Tours of the cemetery are held by Friends of Green Hill Cemetery, a non-profit organization.

Green Hill Cemetery is also home to a plethora of plants and more than 700 different types of trees. They are cataloged and maintained by the Friends of Green Hill Cemetery and the city of Greensboro.

The 2006 horror film, The Gravedancers, was shot at Green Hill Cemetery.

In June 2020, a monument marking the mass grave of Confederate soldiers, owned by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, was vandalized and torn down.