About Graceland Cemetery
Graceland Cemetery is a cemetery near Glendale, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It lies about 1.7 mi east of Glendale. The grounds sit at about 715 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Linda Hopkins, Yolanda ''La La'' Brown and Adda F. Howie. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1565698. The nearest other listed cemetery is Green Tree Meadows Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Northwest Chapel in Milwaukee, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Milwaukee County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Milwaukee County dates to 1847. 4 of the 64 listings in Milwaukee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Glendale. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Graceland Cemetery
Among them: 2 musicians, 1 actor, 1 writer.
- Linda Hopkins1924-2017African American actress and blues and gospel singer
- Yolanda ''La La'' Brown1986-2007American R&B singer
- Adda F. Howie1852-1936American writer and farmer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Graceland 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
43.13697, -87.96997
What Graceland 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
- Green Tree Meadows CemeteryBrown Deer, WICemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery3828 West Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, WILutheran cemetery1.0 mi
- Saint Michaels CemeteryBrown Deer, WICemetery1.3 mi
- Valhalla Memorial ParkButler, WIMemorial park2.9 mi
- Union Cemetery5982 North Port Washington Road, Glendale, WI · est. 1848Cemetery3.0 mi
- St. Catharine's CemeteryBrown Deer, WICatholic cemetery3.1 mi
- Saint John's CemeteryFox Point, WICemetery3.4 mi
- Glen Oaks CemeteryWhitefish Bay, WICemetery3.4 mi
- Saint Peters Cemetery9480 North Upper River Road, River Hills, WICemetery3.8 mi
- West Granville CemeteryButler, WICemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Graceland Cemetery
- Northwest Chapel0.9 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 540-9630
- Art In Stone Monuments0.9 miMonument dealer · Milwaukee · (414) 536-7764
- Reid's New Golden Gate Funeral Home Inc1.5 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 358-0538
- Zwaska Funeral Home Inc1.8 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 354-5330
- Jelacic Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 466-2134
- Northwest Funeral Chapel Inc2.5 miCremation provider · Milwaukee · (414) 462-6020
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