Greenwood Cemetery in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near West Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It lies about 1.8 mi northwest of West Milwaukee. The grounds sit at about 669 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Stanley G. Weinbaum, Lizzie Black Kander and Erwin Salomon Wolfe. The nearest other listed cemetery is Forest Home Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Max A. Sass & Sons Funeral Home and Cremation in Milwaukee, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Milwaukee County, and 61 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Milwaukee County dates to 1847. 4 of the 64 listings in Milwaukee County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 3 writers, 2 scientists, 1 World War II veteran.

• Stanley G. Weinbaum1902-1935
  American writer
• Lizzie Black Kander1858-1940
  American writer
• Erwin Salomon Wolfe1918-1987
  (1918-1987) husband of Ruth Spanier
• Ruth Johanna Spanier1914-2009
  Holocaust survivor
• David Lichtman1927-1992
• Helen Weinbaumborn 1906
  American writer
• John Hans Biel1920-1977
  Vice president of Aldrich Chemical

People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenwood 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.

• Forest Home Cemetery Soldiers' Lot

  West Milwaukee, WI
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Forest Home Cemetery

  2405 West Forest Home Avenue, Milwaukee, WI · est. 1847
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Pilgrims Rest Cemetery

  West Milwaukee, WI
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Mount Olivet Cemetery

  Greenfield, WI
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Holy Trinity Cemetery

  Saint Francis, WI
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Second Home Cemetery

  3655 South 43rd Street, Milwaukee, WI
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Arlington Park Cemetery

  Greenfield, WI
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Saint Adalberts Cemetery

  Saint Francis, WI
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Good Hope Cemetery

  Greenfield, WI
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Blessed Sacrament Cemetary

  Greenfield, WI
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi

• Max A. Sass & Sons Funeral Home and Cremation

  Funeral home · Milwaukee · (414) 645-4992
  0.9 mi
• Joseph E Sass Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Milwaukee · (414) 744-3636
  1.2 mi
• Bruskiewitz Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Milwaukee · (414) 645-1013
  1.2 mi
• Rozga Funeral & Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Milwaukee · (414) 281-7145
  1.4 mi
• Rozga Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Milwaukee · (414) 671-5200
  1.5 mi
• Milwaukee Memorials South

  Monument dealer · Milwaukee · (414) 645-0249
  1.5 mi

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