About Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Watertown, Dodge County, Wisconsin. It lies about 1.9 mi southwest of Watertown. The grounds sit at about 879 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including John Kessler and Harriet Vardis Brown Schwager. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1569721. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lutheran Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hafemeister Funeral Home And Cremation Service in Watertown, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 100 cemeteries we list in Dodge County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Watertown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader.
- John Kessler1847-1917American businessman and politician
- Harriet Vardis Brown Schwager1904-2006Ecumenist and lay pastor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Evangelical Lutheran 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 Evangelical Lutheran 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
- Lutheran CemeteryWatertown, WILutheran cemetery0.1 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran CemeteryWatertown, WILutheran cemetery0.5 mi
- Immanuel CemeteryWatertown, WICemetery0.6 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryWatertown, WICemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Henry CemeteryWatertown, WICemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Bernards CemeteryWatertown, WICemetery2.6 mi
- Emmet CemeteryWatertown, WICemetery2.9 mi
- Pilgrims Rest CemeteryWatertown, WICemetery3.7 mi
- Saint Paul's Lutheran CemeteryWatertown, WILutheran cemetery3.7 mi
- Richwood CemeteryWatertown, WICemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Hafemeister Funeral Home And Cremation Service1.6 miFuneral home · Watertown · (920) 261-2218
- Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Homes1.8 miFuneral home · Watertown · (920) 261-2113
- Schmutzler-Vick Funeral Home & Cremation Service3.0 miCremation provider · Watertown · (920) 261-3439
- Schmutzler-Vick Funeral Home & Cremation Services6.6 miFuneral home · Watertown · (920) 261-3439
- Koepsell-Murray Funeral & Cremation Services9.4 miCremation provider · Reeseville · (920) 927-5502
- Berndt-Ledesma Funeral Homes13 miFuneral home · Juneau · (920) 386-2361
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Frequently asked questions
Is Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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