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A visit to the Zur Ruhe 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 Zur Ruhe Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zur Ruhe Cemetery:

43.3008, -87.9840

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zur Ruhe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Zur Ruhe Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County<2>.

The county seat for Ozaukee County is located in Port Washington. Port Washington lies just to the northeast of the Zur Ruhe Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Zur Ruhe Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Zur Ruhe Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zur Ruhe Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Old Settlers Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Mequon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Mequon Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon Cemetery
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Holden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Holden Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
    • St. Finbars Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. Finbars Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Finbars Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Katharina Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Katharina Cemetery is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katharina Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Katharina Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Fredonia.
      • The Katharina Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Katarina Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88253 <5>
    • Last Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Last Home Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Home Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Community United Methodist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zur Ruhe Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zur Ruhe Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cedarburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
  • Grafton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
  • Ulao
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
  • Horns Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
  • Thiensville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Freistadt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
  • Mequon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
  • Saukville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
  • Rockfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
  • Germantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Germantown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
  • Brown Deer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
  • Port Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • River Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Newburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Bayside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
    • Myra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Myra is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
    • Jackson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jackson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
    • Richfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Richfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
    • Menomonee Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
    • Fox Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
    • Fussville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
    • West Granville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
    • Fredonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
    • Rugby Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
    • Glendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
    • Waubeka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
    • Holy Cross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
    • Cedar Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek

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 Zur Ruhe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ozaukee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zur Ruhe Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Zur Ruhe Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Ozaukee 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 Zur Ruhe Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1577188  (Zur Ruhe Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1577188 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: Ozaukee
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cedarburg
      • Location given for Zur Ruhe Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.300838     Lon: -87.9839787
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ozaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zur Ruhe Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.