Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The cemetery was established in 1909 and has 135,000 burials in graves and about 15,000 in crypts and niches.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Also known as: “Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Enderis Playground and Wanderers Rest Cemetery.
Wanderers Rest Cemetery
Cemetery
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Wanderers Rest Cemetery is situated 2,500 feet east of Holy Cross Cemetery.
Squirrel Park
Park
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Squirrel Park is situated 3,900 feet south of Holy Cross Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Highlands Historic District and Church Street Historic District.
Washington Highlands Historic District
Quarter
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
The Washington Highlands Historic District is a historic subdivision in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, planned by Hegemann & Peets starting in 1916. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Washington Highlands Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Holy Cross Cemetery.
Church Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
The Church Street Historic District is a one-block neighborhood of historic homes built from about 1857 to 1920. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Church Street Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Holy Cross Cemetery.
Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 48,387 at the 2020 census. Wauwatosa is a suburb located immediately west of Milwaukee and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
Holy Cross Cemetery
- Categories: mausoleum and burial
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.07995° or 43° 4′ 48″ northLongitude
-87.99995° or 87° 59′ 60″ westElevation
748 feet (228 metres)Open location code
86MJ32H2+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 107268508OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“Holy Cross Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مقبرة الصليب المقدس”
- German: “Holy Cross Cemetery”
- Polish: “Holy Cross Cemetery”
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