A visit to the Wauwatosa Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Wauwatosa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wauwatosa Cemetery:
43.0635, -88.0090
The Wauwatosa Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County<1>.
The county seat for Milwaukee County is located in Milwaukee. Milwaukee lies just to the east southeast of the Wauwatosa Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wauwatosa Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Wauwatosa Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wauwatosa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinelawn Memorial Park is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelawn Memorial Park
- Fairview Mausoleum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wood National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valhalla Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wisconsin Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mound Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Glen Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ever - Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ever - Rest Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever - Rest Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Wauwatosa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wauwatosa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wauwatosa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elm Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Allis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- West Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shorewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
- Whitefish Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- New Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fussville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Brown Deer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Hales Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Fox Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- River Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Saint Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- Menomonee Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Tess Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cudahy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
- Mequon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Wauwatosa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Milwaukee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wauwatosa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookfield
- Cudahy
- Elm Grove
- Greendale
- Greenfield
- Menomonee Falls
- Milwaukee
- New Berlin
- Shorewood
- Wauwatosa
- West Allis
- Whitefish Bay
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Wauwatosa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Milwaukee County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Wauwatosa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1576336 (Wauwatosa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576336 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Milwaukee
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wauwatosa
- Location given for Wauwatosa Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0636234 Lon: -88.0098099
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Milwaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wauwatosa Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |