Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum

GPS Coordinates: 43.001466, -87.943445
County: Milwaukee County
Record count: 474

Ownership: Forest Home Historic Preservation Association, Inc.

Directions: Located south-west of downtown Milwaukee, the cemetery sits along the south-east corner of Forest Home Ave and S 27th St.

Background: Forest Home Cemetery was established in 1850 when members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church purchased 72 acres on the outskirts of the city to create a nonsectarian burial ground. Designed by naturalist Increase A. Lapham in the picturesque “garden cemetery” style with winding drives and landscaped grounds, it became the preferred resting place for many of Milwaukee’s early leaders and prominent citizens. As the city grew, the cemetery expanded to nearly 200 acres and added notable structures. In 1872, the federal government purchased a small lot to hold the remains of 21 soldiers who died in nearby hospitals.

Burial Records

• View All Transcriptions Combined, 474 records
  • Soldiers' Lot, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (36 records)
  • Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (412 records)
  • Miscellaneous Records, by Charles Haig, (23 records)
  • Miscellaneous Records, by Jerry Bloom, (1 records)
  • Miscellaneous Records, by Lorene Schertzl, (1 records)
  • Miscellaneous Records, by Sharon Lesperance, (1 records)

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