About Rochester Cemetery
Rochester Cemetery is a cemetery near Rochester, Racine County, Wisconsin. It lies about 0.8 mi east of Rochester. The grounds sit at about 810 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Ginger Beaumont, Susanna Cocroft Russell and Frank Taylor Andrews. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1572421. The nearest other listed cemetery is St. Thomas Cemetary, about 1.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Integrity Funeral Services in Rochester, about 1.8 mi away. It is one of 33 cemeteries we list in Racine County, and 24 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, Rochester. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rochester Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player, 1 scientist, 1 World War I veteran.
- Ginger Beaumont1876-1956American baseball player
- Susanna Cocroft Russell1862-1940American health educator
- Frank Taylor Andrews1858-1940American gynecologist
- John Ela Willard1908-1996American nuclear chemist
- Raymond B. Sawyer1897-1990American physicist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rochester 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
42.74433, -88.23860
What Rochester 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
- St. Thomas CemetaryWaterford, WICatholic cemetery1.6 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryWaterford, WICemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Peters Lutheran CemeteryWaterford, WILutheran cemetery2.9 mi
- Honey Creek CemeteryWaterford, WICemetery3.4 mi
- Rooker CemeteryBurlington, WICemetery4.2 mi
- Burlington CemeteryBurlington, WICemetery4.3 mi
- Diener CemeteryBurlington, WICemetery5.2 mi
- Norway CemeteryWind Lake, WICemetery5.3 mi
- Saint Mary CemeteryBurlington, WICemetery5.4 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryBurlington, WICemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Rochester Cemetery
- Integrity Funeral Services1.8 miFuneral home · Rochester · (262) 514-4600
- Mealy-stencel Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Waterford · (262) 534-2233
- Daniels Family Funeral Home & Crematory4.6 miCremation provider · Burlington · (262) 763-3434
- Miller-Reeseman Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Burlington
- Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Mukwonago · (262) 363-7126
- Legacy Funeral Services9.1 miFuneral home · East Troy · (262) 642-5057
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