About Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. It lies about 1.3 mi south of La Crosse. The grounds sit at about 673 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 31 notable people buried here, including Nicholas Ray, Cadwallader C. Washburn and Gilbert M. Woodward. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1570613. The nearest other listed cemetery is Catholic Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services in La Crosse, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in La Crosse County, and 49 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, La Crosse. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Grove Cemetery
Among them: 5 business leaders, 5 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 musician, 1 writer.
- Nicholas Ray1911-1979American film director
- Cadwallader C. Washburn1818-1882General Mills founder and politician
- Gilbert M. Woodward1835-1914American politician and Union Army officer
- John J. Esch1861-1941American Congressman
- Kenneth Spence1907-1967American psychologist
- Charles S. Benton1810-1882American politician and judge
- Gardner R. Withrow1892-1964United States politician
- Robert Moevs1920-2007American composer
- William Wallace Cargill1844-1909American business executive (1844-1909), founder of Cargill
- Ebenezer Childs1797-1864American politician
- Elijah Fox Cook1805-1886American politician
- Gottlieb Heileman1824-1878American businessman
Show all 31 notable burials
- John E. McConnell1863-1928American politician
- Edward C. Krause1914-1950American politician
- Gideon Hixon1826-1892American politician
- Gysbert Van Steenwyk, Sr.1814-1902American banker, politician
- James Thompson1875-1921Candidate for senator from Wisconsin
- Theodore Rodolf1815-1892American politician
- Alexander McMillan1825-1901Wisconsin pioneer and politician
- Bill Vickroy1921-2003American football player
- Niran Withee1827-1887American politician
- Russell G. Cleary1933-1997Founder of G. Heileman Brewing Company
- Samuel S. Burton1822-189219th century American politician
- Anna Marie Elizabeth Esch1866-1939American, wife of John Jacob Esch
- Charles Lane Colman1826-1901Millionaire
- Gunnar Gundersen1897-1979American surgeon
- Helen Lathrop Bunge1906-19701906 - 1970
- Jason Clark Easton1823-1901Millionaire
- Lucian Frederick Easton1859-1947Heir
- Mary Losey Easton1865-1946
- Sarah Johnson Easton1826-1901
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove 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
- Catholic CemeteryLa Crosse, WICatholic cemetery1.2 mi
- Catholic Cemetery of La CrosseLa Crosse, WICatholic cemetery1.2 mi
- Campbell CemeteryNorth La Crosse, WICemetery2.4 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryLa Crosse, WICemetery3.0 mi
- Hillview CemeteryLa Crosse, WICemetery3.0 mi
- Hauser Cemetery740 Domke Street, Onalaska, WICemetery3.3 mi
- French Island CemeteryFrench Island, WICatholic cemetery3.7 mi
- Gate of Heaven Catholic CemeteryNorth La Crosse, WICatholic cemetery3.8 mi
- Prospect Hill CemeteryLa Crescent, MN · est. 1853Cemetery4.2 mi
- Crucifixion CemeteryLa Crescent, MNCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Grove Cemetery
- Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services0.8 miCremation provider · La Crosse · (608) 782-1252
- Dickinson Family Funeral Home & Crematory1.3 miCremation provider · La Crosse · (608) 784-0135
- Midwest Cremation Associates Ltd1.3 miCremation provider · La Crosse · (608) 782-0030
- Sletten-mckee-hanson Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · La Crosse · (608) 782-1248
- Great River Cremation1.5 miCremation provider · La Crosse · (608) 799-7590
- Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Homes1.5 miFuneral home · La Crosse · (608) 782-1346
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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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