About Green Ridge Cemetery
Green Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery near Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It lies about 0.9 mi north of Kenosha. The grounds sit at about 607 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 24 notable people buried here, including Charles Durkee, Joseph V. Quarles and Clifford E. Randall. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1565851. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hansen-Lendman Funeral Home in Kenosha, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 34 cemeteries we list in Kenosha County, and 20 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 34 listings in Kenosha County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Kenosha. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Green Ridge Cemetery
Among them: 5 business leaders, 4 writers, 3 US representatives, 2 US senators, 1 artist, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 journalist.
- Charles Durkee1805-1870American politician
- Joseph V. Quarles1843-1911Lawyer, politician, United States federal judge
- Clifford E. Randall1876-1934American politician
- Harry A. Millis1873-1948American economist
- Daniel Hugunin, Jr.1790-1850American politician
- Frederick S. Lovell1813-1878American politician
- James Henry Howe1827-1893United States federal judge
- Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr.1833-1919American businessman
- Charles Sholes1816-1867American politician
- Emily Elizabeth Veeder1841-1898American writer
- Eugene Dorff1930-2005American politician in Wisconsin
- George Breck1863-1920American mural painter
Show all 24 notable burials
- John Bullen Jr.1803-1884American politician, founder of Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Levi Grant1810-1891American politician
- Mary D. Bradford1856-1943American academic administrator
- Robert S. Houston1820-1902American politician
- Walter Maxwell1836-1895American politician
- William Bullen1805-1846Pioneer settler of Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Beatrice Ives Welles1881-1924American pianist
- Charles H. Pfennig1871-195520th century American politician
- Franklin H. Head1835-1914American lawyer and writer
- Zalmon G. Simmons1828-1910American businessman and politician
- Charles Spruner1863-1932German-American farmer and merchant
- John Fraser1827-1878
People whose Wikidata entry gives Green Ridge 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 Green Ridge 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
- Greenridge CemeteryKenosha, WICemetery0.1 mi
- St James CemeretyKenosha, WIChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Saint James CemeteryKenosha, WICemetery0.6 mi
- Saint George CemeteryKenosha, WIChristian cemetery3.0 mi
- All Saints CemeteryKenosha, WIChristian cemetery3.1 mi
- Saint Casimir CemeteryKenosha, WICemetery3.3 mi
- B'nai Zedek CemeteryKenosha, WIJewish cemetery3.7 mi
- Sunset Ridge Memorial ParkKenosha, WIMemorial park3.8 mi
- Kenosha County CemeteryPleasant Prairie, WIMunicipal cemetery5.0 mi
- Vale CemeteryPleasant Prairie, WICemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near Green Ridge Cemetery
- Hansen-Lendman Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Kenosha · (262) 654-2136
- Kenosha Funeral Services & Crematory1.2 miCremation provider · Kenosha · (262) 652-1943
- Piasecki Al Thaus Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Kenosha · (262) 658-5012
- Casey Family Options Funerals & Cremations1.4 miFuneral home · Kenosha · (262) 653-0667
- Bruch Funeral Home Inc1.6 miFuneral home · Kenosha · (262) 652-8298
- Proko Funeral Home and Crematory2.6 miCremation provider · Kenosha · (262) 654-3533
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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