About Mount Olivet Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery near Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It lies about 2.8 mi southwest of Greenfield. The grounds sit at about 692 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including John Charles Brophy, Anthony Paul Gawronski and Robert T. Huber. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1569827. The nearest other listed cemetery is Second Home Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Bruskiewitz Funeral Home in Milwaukee, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Milwaukee County, and 60 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, Greenfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran.
- John Charles Brophy1901-1976American politician
- Anthony Paul Gawronski1900-1972(1900-1972) Wisconsin State Senator
- Robert T. Huber1920-1991American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Olivet 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
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What Mount Olivet 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
- Second Home Cemetery3655 South 43rd Street, Milwaukee, WICemetery0.4 mi
- Arlington Park CemeteryGreenfield, WICemetery0.7 mi
- Good Hope CemeteryGreenfield, WICemetery0.8 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryWest Milwaukee, WICemetery1.3 mi
- Blessed Sacrament CemetaryGreenfield, WICemetery1.4 mi
- Pilgrims Rest CemeteryWest Milwaukee, WICemetery1.5 mi
- Forest Home Cemetery Soldiers' LotWest Milwaukee, WICemetery1.6 mi
- Forest Home Cemetery2405 West Forest Home Avenue, Milwaukee, WI · est. 1847Cemetery1.6 mi
- Holy Trinity CemeterySaint Francis, WICemetery1.8 mi
- St. Johns EU Lutheran Church CemeteryGreenfield, WIChristian cemetery1.9 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Olivet Cemetery
- Bruskiewitz Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 321-1700
- Rozga-Walloch Funeral and Cremation Services1.4 miCremation provider · Milwaukee
- Rozga Funeral and Cremation Services1.4 miCremation provider · Milwaukee · (414) 281-7145
- Max A. Sass & Sons Funeral Home and Cremation1.6 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 645-4992
- Milwaukee Memorials South1.6 miMonument dealer · Milwaukee · (414) 645-0249
- Joseph E Sass Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 744-3636
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