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Longwood, Oakwood and Fairmont served as the town's cemeteries until the fair grounds were developed as cemetery property in the 1940's. The new cemetery was named Greenwood Cemetery. Sections One and Two were opened after completion and section Three was not opened until 1985. Section Four of Greenwood Cemetery was opened in July, 1997.
It is located on Longwood Road, Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia.
Greenwood Cemetery was established in the 1940s on the old Bedford Fairgrounds, located adjacent to Oakwood and Longwood cemeteries.
Bedford's original cemetery was Longwood. Just prior to the Civil War, the City developed land to the south and east of Longwood Cemetery, and named it Oakwood Cemetery. The three cemeteries are often referred to as a single cemetery, under the name, "Longwood, Oakwood, and Greenwood Cemeteries". It's also just shortened to "Longwood Cemetery".
Section Four of Greenwood Cemetery was opened in 1997. It is projected that the currently available space will last until Bedford's tri-centennial birthday, around 2050.