NORTH GREENWOOD CEMETERY

Apr 12

Written By alanah cooper

Site Brief:

Founded: Early 1900s - 1940s

Location: Clearwater, FL

Additional name(s): None

Affiliate group(s):

Clearwater African American Cemeteries Memorial Committee

History:

North Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clearwater, FL. The City of Clearwater Commission approved annexation allowing Palmetto Elementary School (opened in 1964) to be built over the North Greenwood Cemetery; this annexation comes after the partial relocation of bodies from St. Matthews Baptist Church Cemetery (located under what is now the CRUM parking lot in Clearwater, FL) to the North Greenwood Cemetery site. Current Ground Truthing performed by Cardno reveals not all bodies were moved.