Prairie Home Cemetery in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Prairie Home Cemetery is a cemetery near Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It lies about 1.2 mi north of Waukesha. The grounds sit at about 840 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Les Paul, Charles Jacobus and Lee S. Dreyfus. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1571879. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home in Waukesha, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 75 cemeteries we list in Waukesha County, and 38 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Waukesha. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 business leaders, 2 US representatives, 2 World War II veterans, 1 baseball player, 1 governor, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist, 1 musician.

• Les Paul1915-2009
  American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor
• Charles Jacobus1840-1922
  American roque player
• Lee S. Dreyfus1926-2008
  American politician
• Eugene W. Chafin1852-1920
  American politician
• Daniel H. Sumner1837-1903
  American politician
• Glenn Robert Davis1914-1988
  American politician
• William Arthur Ganfield1873-1940
  American academic administrator
• Harry E. Aitken1877-1956
  American film producer and screenwriter
• Alfred M. Jones1837-1910
  American politician
• Robert William Wright1816-1885
  American lawyer, politician, newspaper editor, and author
• Laurel E. Youmans1863-1926
  American politician
• Little Lord Fauntleroy1914-1921
  Unidentified murder victim

People whose Wikidata entry gives Prairie Home 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.

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.

• Saint Joseph Cemetery

  Waukesha, WI
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Pilgrims Rest Cemetery

  Waukesha, WI
  Cemetery

  4.1 mi
• Saint Pauls Cemetery

  S30W30032 Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI
  Cemetery

  5.4 mi
• Tabernacle Cemetery

  Wales, WI
  Cemetery

  5.4 mi
• Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery

  Pewaukee, WI
  Catholic cemetery

  5.5 mi
• Vernon United Presbyterian Cemetery

  Big Bend, WI
  Presbyterian cemetery

  5.6 mi
• Vernon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery

  Big Bend, WI
  Presbyterian cemetery

  5.7 mi
• New Berlin Cemetery

  New Berlin, WI
  Cemetery

  5.8 mi
• Forest Hill Cemetery

  Pewaukee, WI
  Cemetery

  5.8 mi
• Sunnyside Cemetery

  Muskego, WI
  Cemetery

  5.9 mi

• Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Waukesha · (262) 547-4035
  0.4 mi
• Cesarz, Charapata and Zinnecker Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Waukesha · (262) 208-4994
  1.4 mi
• Yonke & Son Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Pewaukee · (262) 691-1900
  6.0 mi
• Heritage Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · New Berlin · (262) 901-1140
  6.1 mi
• Bevsek-Verbick Funeral Home and Crematory

  Cremation provider · Muskego · (262) 679-1444
  6.4 mi
• Krause Funeral Home & Cremation

  Funeral home · Brookfield · (262) 320-4033
  6.7 mi

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