About Free German Cemetery
Free German Cemetery is a cemetery near Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin. It lies about 3.8 mi north of Brillion. The grounds sit at about 820 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Otto Lerche and Henry Kleist. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1572079. The nearest other listed cemetery is Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Pielhop Wieting Funeral Home in Brillion, about 3.7 mi away. It is one of 43 cemeteries we list in Calumet County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Brillion. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Free German Cemetery
- Otto Lerche1861-1930American politician
- Henry Kleist1860-1929American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Free German Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
44.12350, -88.08455
What Free German Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Trinity Lutheran CemeteryHilbert, WILutheran cemetery1.1 mi
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery - SouthBrillion, WILutheran cemetery2.6 mi
- Trinity CemeteryBrillion, WICemetery2.6 mi
- Brillion CemeteryBrillion, WICemetery2.7 mi
- Brillion Community Cemetery - SouthBrillion, WICemetery2.7 mi
- City of Brillion Village CemeteryBrillion, WIMunicipal cemetery2.8 mi
- Rantoul CemeteryChilton, WICemetery3.0 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryHilbert, WICemetery4.0 mi
- Holy Family Parish CemeteryW400 Hacker Road, Brillion, WIChurch cemetery4.7 mi
- Saint Peter CemeteryHilbert, WICemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Free German Cemetery
- Pielhop Wieting Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Brillion · (920) 756-2102
- Pielhop Funeral Home6.4 miFuneral home · Reedsville · (920) 754-4088
- Wieting Family Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · Chilton · (920) 849-4941
- Christianson & Deja Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Valders · (920) 775-4433
- Sippel Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · New Holstein · (920) 898-4300
- Nickel Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Greenleaf · (920) 864-2418
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