About Rienzi Cemetery
Rienzi Cemetery is a cemetery in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The grounds sit at about 873 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, Owen A. Wells and Kate Pier. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1572309. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ledgeview Memorial Park, about 0.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Zacherl Funeral Home & Crematory in Fond du Lac, about 1.8 mi away. It is one of 83 cemeteries we list in Fond du Lac County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 83 listings in Fond du Lac County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Rienzi Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran.
- Edward Stuyvesant Bragg1827-1912Union Army General
- Owen A. Wells1844-1935American politician
- Kate Pier1845-1925American lawyer
- Thomas Wilson Spence1846-1912American politician
- Charles Henry De Groat1838-1904Union Army officer
- David E. Wood1823-186219th century American politician and Union Army colonel
- C. Herbert Moore1855-1935American businessman, Mayor of Spokane 1907-1909
- Volunteer weather observer for meteorological project (1848-1870) of the Smithsonian Institution
- Woodman Clark Hamilton1834-1899Millionaire
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rienzi 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
43.76258, -88.38499
What Rienzi 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
- Ledgeview Memorial ParkFond du Lac, WIMemorial park0.5 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryFond du Lac, WICemetery1.8 mi
- Calvary CemeteryFond du Lac, WICemetery2.0 mi
- Taycheedah CemeteryFond du Lac, WICemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Charles CemeteryFond du Lac, WICemetery2.7 mi
- Pier CemeteryFond du Lac, WICemetery2.9 mi
- Empire CemeteryFond du Lac, WICemetery3.0 mi
- Bethel CemeteryFond du Lac, WICemetery4.2 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryEden, WICatholic cemetery4.5 mi
- Fond du Lac County Home CemeteryFond du Lac, WICemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Rienzi Cemetery
- Zacherl Funeral Home & Crematory1.8 miCremation provider · Fond du Lac · (920) 922-6860
- Fond du Lac Memorials1.9 miMonument dealer · Fond du Lac · (920) 922-5606
- Twohig Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Fond du Lac · (920) 921-0960
- Kurki Funeral Chapel & Crematory3.2 miCremation provider · Fond du Lac · (920) 921-4420
- Uecker-Witt Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Fond du Lac · (920) 922-5110
- Sippel Funeral Homes12 miFuneral home · St Cloud · (920) 999-2291
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Rienzi Cemetery located?
Rienzi Cemetery is at N6101 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937 in Fond du Lac County. GPS coordinates: 43.76258, -88.38499.
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