Forest Hill Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 43.066885, -89.429614
County: Dane
Record count: 580

Ownership: City of Madison, WI

Directions: Located south-west of downtown Madison, the cemetery is located along the south side of Speedway Rd with its main entrance near the intersection with Regent St.

Background: Forest Hill Cemetery was established in 1857 when the city purchased a tract of land. During the Civil War, the city began burying Union Soldiers in a special lot, and then in 1886 donated that lot to the federal government. There is also a separate lot for Confederate Soldiers about 100 yards away, but this lot was never donated to the federal government. The cemetery is also the site of an old Native American burial ground, evidenced by an Effigy Mound Grouping.

Burial Records

• View All Transcriptions Combined, 580 records
  • Soldier's Lot, compiled by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (280 records)
  • Veterans Affairs Database, compiled by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (286 records)
  • Miscellaneous Records, compiled by Ralph M. Huppert, (7 records)
  • Miscellaneous Records, compiled by Sandie Marana, (7 records)

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