About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It lies about 3.0 mi southeast of Milwaukee. The grounds sit at about 712 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including H. V. Kaltenborn and Henry C. Runkel. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1575869. The nearest other listed cemetery is Schaarei Tzedek Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the south. The nearest mortuary we know of is The New Pitts Mortuary in Milwaukee, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Milwaukee County, and 56 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, Milwaukee. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 journalist.
- H. V. Kaltenborn1878-1965American journalist
- Henry C. Runkel1834-189519th century American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Union 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
43.07786, -87.93472
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
- Schaarei Tzedek CemeteryMilwaukee, WICemetery0.4 mi
- Glen Oaks CemeteryWhitefish Bay, WICemetery1.6 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery6400 West Burleigh Street, Milwaukee, WICemetery2.8 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryWauwatosa, WICatholic cemetery3.4 mi
- Union Cemetery5982 North Port Washington Road, Glendale, WI · est. 1848Cemetery3.5 mi
- Calvary Cemetery and MausoleumWauwatosa, WICatholic cemetery3.8 mi
- Wauwatosa CemeteryWauwatosa, WICemetery3.9 mi
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery134 South Dana Court, Milwaukee, WIJewish cemetery4.1 mi
- Wood National Cemetery5000 West National Boulevard, Milwaukee, WINational cemetery4.2 mi
- Spring Hill CemeteryWest Allis, WIJewish cemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- The New Pitts Mortuary0.8 miMortuary · Milwaukee · (414) 447-6000
- Reid's New Golden Gate Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 264-0600
- Banks Funeral Service & Cremation0.9 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 464-2200
- Johnson Goolsby Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Milwaukee
- Wilkerson, JW Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 449-2300
- Leon L. Williamson Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Milwaukee · (414) 374-1812
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