About Graves Cemetery
Graves Cemetery is a cemetery near Rutland, Dane County, Wisconsin. It lies about 2.2 mi northwest of Rutland. The grounds sit at about 948 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Carl W. Thompson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1565786. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rutland Center Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gunderson Funeral Home in Oregon, about 4.6 mi away. It is one of 198 cemeteries we list in Dane County, and 33 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 198 listings in Dane County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rutland. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Graves Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War II veteran.
- Carl W. Thompson1914-2002American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Graves 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 Graves 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
- Rutland Center CemeteryRutland, WICemetery2.4 mi
- Old Baptist Union Cemetery10300 US Highway 14, Evansville, WIChristian cemetery2.9 mi
- Mt. Hope CemeteryBrooklyn, WICemetery3.0 mi
- Cooksville CemeteryEvansville, WICemetery4.3 mi
- Holy Cross Cemetery8037 Union Street, Evansville, WICemetery5.2 mi
- Riverside CemeteryStoughton, WICemetery5.6 mi
- Maple Hill CemeteryCemetery Road, Evansville, WICemetery5.7 mi
- Jug Prairie CemeteryBrooklyn, WICemetery6.0 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryOregon, WIChristian cemetery6.4 mi
- Prairie Mound CemeteryOregon, WICemetery6.5 mi
Funeral homes near Graves Cemetery
- Gunderson Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · Oregon · (608) 835-3515
- Gunderson Funeral Home5.0 miFuneral home · Stoughton · (608) 873-4590
- Memorial Granite Company, LLC5.3 miMonument dealer · Evansville · (608) 289-4198
- Allen-meredith Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Evansville · (608) 882-5050
- Ward-Hurtley Funeral Home5.9 miFuneral home · Evansville · (608) 882-4410
- Cress Funeral and Cremation Service6.0 miCremation provider · Stoughton · (608) 873-9244
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