About Mound Cemetery
Mound Cemetery is a cemetery near Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. It lies about 1.6 mi east of Racine. The grounds sit at about 643 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 27 notable people buried here, including Olympia Brown, James Rood Doolittle and Henry A. Cooper. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1569788. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wilson Funeral Home in Racine, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 33 cemeteries we list in Racine County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 33 listings in Racine County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Racine. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mound Cemetery
Among them: 7 business leaders, 3 artists, 1 actor, 1 architect, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 physician, 1 US representative, 1 US senator.
- Olympia Brown1835-1926American suffragist and Universalist minister
- James Rood Doolittle1815-1897American lawyer and politician
- Henry A. Cooper1850-1931American politician
- Harold C. Agerholm1925-1944World War II Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Irene Purcell1896-1972Film Actress
- Alexander Hesler1823-1895American photographer
- Herbert Fisk Johnson Sr.1868-1928American businessman
- Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr.1928-2004American businessman
- Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr.1899-1978American businessman
- Jerome Case1819-1891American politician
- Robert Hall Baker1839-1882American politician
- Charles Frederick Bliss1817-189419th century American politician
Show all 27 notable burials
- George C. Northrop1819-187419th century American politician
- Henry Stevens1818-1875American politician
- James A. Wright1873-1911Wisconsin politician
- Louis Christian Klein1832-190019th century American politician
- Lucius S. Blake1816-189419th century American politician
- Bessie M. Scott1893-1974American artist and art educator in the early twentieth century
- Charles Edwin Erskine1846-1908
- Emily Carswell Baker1839-1894Millionaire
- Henrietta C. Scott1897-1967American artist and art educator in the early twentieth century
- Henrietta Case1858-1937Heiress
- James M. Wood1839-1923Theatrical architect
- Malcolm Edwin Erskine1885-1972
- Sarah Strong Fuller1890-1976
- Vira Brockway1856-1910American physician
- Walter Xavier Brown1931-1998American Old Catholic bishop
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mound 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 Mound 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
- Mound City Cemetery Soldiers' LotRacine, WIMunicipal cemetery0.1 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryRacine, WICemetery0.3 mi
- Calvary CemeteryRacine, WICemetery0.4 mi
- Graceland Cemetery3547 Osborne Boulevard, Racine, WICemetery0.8 mi
- Racine Jewish Memorial Cemetery612 Lathrop Avenue, Racine, WIJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- West Lawn Memorial Cemetery9000 Washington Avenue, Mount Pleasant, WICemetery4.3 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryWind Point, WICemetery4.9 mi
- Bohemian National CemeteryCaledonia, WINational cemetery5.7 mi
- Holy Family CemeteryWind Point, WIFamily cemetery5.7 mi
- Oakwood CemeterySomers, WICemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Mound Cemetery
- Meyers Racine Monument Works0.3 miMonument dealer · Racine
- Wilson Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Racine · (262) 634-3361
- Barry-Scales Funeral and Cremation Service0.9 miCremation provider · Racine · (262) 664-9471
- Reid's New Golden Gate Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Racine · (262) 632-7300
- Urquhart Crenshaw Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Racine · (262) 420-5564
- Maresh-Meredith & Acklam Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Racine · (262) 634-7888
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Related guides
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- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.