About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery in Glendale, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It was established in 1848. The grounds sit at about 646 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1575897. The nearest other listed cemetery is Glen Oaks Cemetery, about 1.9 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Goodman-bensman Funeral Home in Milwaukee, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Milwaukee County, and 39 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.
Map
43.12529, -87.91221
What Union 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
- Glen Oaks CemeteryWhitefish Bay, WICemetery1.9 mi
- Saint John's CemeteryFox Point, WICemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery3828 West Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, WILutheran cemetery2.9 mi
- Green Tree Meadows CemeteryBrown Deer, WICemetery3.0 mi
- Graceland CemeteryGlendale, WICemetery3.0 mi
- Saint Michaels CemeteryBrown Deer, WICemetery3.4 mi
- Union CemeteryMilwaukee, WICemetery3.5 mi
- Schaarei Tzedek CemeteryMilwaukee, WICemetery3.8 mi
- Saint Peters Cemetery9480 North Upper River Road, River Hills, WICemetery4.9 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery6400 West Burleigh Street, Milwaukee, WICemetery5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Goodman-bensman Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 964-3111
- Jewish Community Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Whitefish Bay · (414) 447-9999
- Reid's New Golden Gate Funeral Home Inc2.0 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 358-0538
- Art In Stone Monuments2.1 miMonument dealer · Milwaukee · (414) 536-7764
- The New Pitts Mortuary2.8 miMortuary · Milwaukee · (414) 447-6000
- Feerick Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Shorewood · (414) 962-8383
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Union Cemetery located?
Union Cemetery is at 5982 North Port Washington Road, Glendale, WI 53217 in Milwaukee County. GPS coordinates: 43.12529, -87.91221.
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