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Waupaca County Cemeteries

The Waupaca County cemeteries were read by Wayne and Alta Guyant in the 1970's. The Guyant Collection includes a general index which also includes veteran and maiden names with each cemetery of Portage, Waupaca and Waushara Counties and have been microfilmed. You may be able to obtain the microfilm through your local library and the interlibrary loan system OR your local Family History Library. The information following each cemetery under the heading of "Microfilm Information" gives you the Family History Library number of the film on which the said cemetery is listed.

Index A-H FHL #1306428
Index I-R FHL#1306429
Index S-Z FHL #1306430 item 1
 

 

Bear Creek Township

Cemetery Location Transcriptions, Headstone Photos & Obituaries Microfilm Information
Bear Creek Town Located in Section 23 on Silver Creek Road approx. 1/2 mile west of Highway 45 & Highway 22 Approx. 5 miles from Clintonville. Transcription on-line - (1972)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map and notes.)
FHL #1306433 item 2
Oneska Family Located in Section 30 on Hemlock Road south of Highway 22.  This cemetery was destroyed prior to 1972. Transcription on-line - (1974) FHL #1306433 item
Trinity Lutheran (Nicholson) Located in Section 29 on Highway 22, west of County Trunk T Approx. 4 miles west of Bear Creek. Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes cemetery map, history, a few headstone photos, and obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 2
 

Caledonia Township

Caledonia Town Located in Section 36 south of Schroeder Road on County Trunk W Approx. 1 1/2 miles south of Readfield. Transcription on-line - (1975) FHL #1306433 item 3
Davis Family Burials Located in Section 5 on Seefeld Road approx. 5 miles northeast of Readfield. Very poor condition in 1975. Transcription on-line - (1975)
(Transcription includes headstone photos.)
FHL #1306433 item 3
Evangelical Lutheran Zion

Located in Section 23 on County W south of the church in Readfield.

Transcription on-line - (2007)
(Transcription includes map, article and some headstone photos.)
FHL #1306433 item 3
Friday Family 1 1/2 mi Northwest of Readfield on Pines Road

Located  on the Walter Neumann farm (1975) on Pines Rd. only a few rods north of County Trunk H, approx. one and one-half miles west of Readfield.
Cemetery in bad condition 1975 FHL #1306433 item 3
Peters/Petters Family Burials Seefeld Road Northeast of Readfield. Theodor Petters/Peters buried here in brush approx. 80 rods south of the Seefeldt buildings.
Cemetery in bad condition 1975 Theodor was born 1830 and died Dec 10, 1870
FHL #1306433 item 3
St. John's Lutheran In Section10 on County Trunk HH west of County W Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituary.)
FHL #1306433 item 3
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Located in Section 35 on Marsh Road east of Klemp Road in Readfield Transcription on-line - (2007)
(Transcription includes map, article, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 3

 

Dayton Township

Crystal Lake Located in Section 27 north of Crystal Lake Road on County Trunk K, approx. 3 miles south of Parfreyville Transcription on-line - (1971)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 4
Parfreyville

Located in Section 12 north of County Trunk K and east of Spencer Road

Transcription on-line - (1971)
(Transcription includes headstone photos and some obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 4
Pleasant Valley Located in Section 7 on Emmons Creek Road north of Northwest Dayton Road Transcription on-line - (1971)
(Transcription includes headstone photos and some obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 4
Rural In Section 10 south of the Village of Rural on Rural Road Transcription on-line - (1971)
(Transcription includes headstone photos and some obituaries..)
FHL #1306433 item 4
Unknown Burial Along Emmons Creek on Emmons Rd Approx. 2 mi West of Rural Site destroyed many years ago.  

Dupont Township

Chief Waupaca Burial Located in Section 26 on Highway 110 & Schoenick Rd Information on-line - (1972) FHL #1306433 item 5
Greenleaf

Located in Section 2 at the intersection of North Main Street and Mavis Road (on the county line.)

Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, article, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
Off-site link - Includes photos of gravestones
Surnames A thru L   Surnames M thru Z
FHL #1306433 item 5
Quimby Burials Located on the John Quimby farm according to the death records at the Waupaca County Courthouse Vol 1 Pg 12 and Vol 1 Pg 14 Site abandoned many years ago  
Roseland Located in Section 10 on Hwy 110 1/2 mile north of County G. Transcription on-line - (2005)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, cemetery history, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 5
St. John's Trinity Lutheran

Located in Section 5 on the corner of Gruenstern Road and County S

Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 5
St. Mary Located in Section 3 on County Road S on west edge of Marion Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, cemetery history, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 5
 

Farmington Township

Barton Located in Section 29 on County Trunk Q near Highway 54 Transcription On-line - (2010)
(Transcription includes headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 6
Bucknell Infant Burial Frost Valley Road approx.6 1/2 mi Northwest of Waupaca  Site destroyed many years ago. From the 1975 Guyant records - Located on the old John Bucknell farm on Frost Valley Rd., approx.  6 1/2 mi northwest of Waupaca. Burial plot has been destroyed FHL #1306433 item 6
Farmington Lutheran  Located in Section 8 on County Trunk Q north of Sheridan Transcription on-line - (1972)
(Transcription includes some headstones photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 6
Hooker Family Plot Was located Section 28 Hwy 54 on the old Sigmund Meusmas farm. This cemetery no longer exists. Information gathered by the Guyants - (1975) FHL #1306433 item 6
Indian Mounds Hwy. 22 in King on the Clair Taylor place  
Morey Children Burials Located in Section 20 approx. 80 rods north of Frost Valley Road on the banks of the Waupaca River (On the Frito-Lay property and in poor condition per the 1973 Guyant records) Photo of remaining headstone - Gravesite of Elizabeth P. and Henry Morey
(
Note: From Cindy Bohn - July 2006 only one stone remains.)
FHL #1306433 item 6
McAuley Family Located in Section 22 on the property of Fred Jensen Farm on Erickson Rd Transcription on-line - (1972)  (Transcription includes obituary.) FHL #1306433 item 6
Salem (Old Swede) Located partially in Section 10 and Section 15, on the corner of Larson Road and Oakland Road Transcription on-line - (2002)
Transcription on-line - (2010) (Transcription includes some obituaries.)
FHL #1306433 item 6
Sheridan (Sessions Prairie) Located in Section 7 on Rieben Road, west of Sheridan Transcription on-line - (2002)

Transcription on-line - (2010) (Transcription includes some obituaries.)
FHL#1306433 item 6
Smith Family Located in Section 28 on Smith Lane about 3 miles west of Waupaca Transcription on-line - (1971) FHL#1306433 item 6
Velie/Falzbot (Cobb Town)

Located in Section 17 east of Cobbtown on Cobbtown Road east of Morgan Rd.

Transcription on-line - (1975) FHL#1306433 item 6
Wis Veterans Home Memorial Located on Highway QQ in King. Partial listing with some headstone photos and obituaries FHL#1306433 item 6
 

Fremont Township

Index to burials in Fremont Cemeteries
Lakeside

Located in Section 26 on the west end of Fremont off Highway 10

Transcription on-line - (1974)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 1
Old Pioneer Located in Section 30 south of the corner of Highway 10 & Highway 110 on Highway 10, east side of Fremont Transcription of "Pioneer Cemetery- Here Rest IN Peace Fremont, Wisconsin 1850-1895
(This transcription includes a complete listing of this cemetery and links to headstone photos)
FHL #1306434 item 1
Reifland Family Burials No longer there - Now located under a house on the banks of Wolf River in Section 31, approx. 20 rods North of the Winnebago County line. Transcription on-line - (1976) FHL #1306434 item 1
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Located in Section 18 on County Trunk H off Highway 10 north of Fremont Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes cemetery map and some headstone photos.)
FHL #1306434 item 1
Unknown Burial
(A Riverman)
East bank of Wolf River, along the North line of the Albert Hahn property. Guyant Records - 1970s
Unknown man drowned on a log drive on the Wolf River, buried near the river where he drowned. The only marker are some lilac bushes. The name and dates are not known, but would date back to the late 1800's. This was told to me by Albert Hahn, who's land this grave is on, Section 31, Fremont Township. To find this grave go straight north of Albert Hahn's house along the east side of the weeds, to the fence row, turn left go west toward the Wolf River.
Unknown Burial Site On Marsh Rd. approx. 2 1/2 mi Southeast of Fremont on the old George Peters farm    

Harrison Township

Northland Lutheran Located in Section 31 south of County C on State Highway 49 Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes cemetery map and some obituaries/headstones.)
FHL #1306434 item 2
 

Helvetia Township

Unknown Plot Site destroyed.  Was on the Reuben Rambo farm, Cty GG approx. 4 mi Northeast of Iola  
Twin Chimney's Private NE of Iola and E of Lutz Road on County GG    

Iola Township

Hitterdahl Lutheran

Located in Section 14 east on County J from Iola to Thoe Road

Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 3
Krogness Kirkegarrd Located Section 17, approx. four and one-half miles north of Iola on Hway 49. Cemetery was destroyed  
Riverside Located in Section 25 west of the Village of Iola on Highway 161 Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 3
 

Larrabee Township

Graceland

Located in Section 26 on Highway 45 on the south end of Clintonville.

Transcription on-line - (1970s)
(Transcription includes cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)

Link to Graceland on Find A Grave
FHL#1306434 item 4
Larrabee Town (Protestant) No longer exists

From "History of Clintonville, Wisconsin" by Nicholas D. Diedrich, the Town of Larrabee Cemetery by the old Glove Factory was moved to Graceland in 1888 when the city of Clintonville purchased the land.
Cemetery was destroyed FHL#1306434 item 4
St. Martin Lutheran

Located in Section 22 on Hwy 45 approx. 1 mile northwest of Clintonville

Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.) 
FHL#1306434 item 4

St. Rose

Located in Section 26 on Highway 45, south side of Clintonville Transcription on-line - (1990) FHL#1306434 item 4
Town Line (Kemp)

Located in Section 26 east of Brandy Creek Road on County O

Transcription on-line- (1975)
(Transcription includes some
headstone photos.)
FHL#1306434 item 4
 

Lebanon Township

Emanuel Lutheran

Located in Section 25 on Highway 45 New London

Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes cemetery map and some obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 5
Ruckdashel (Sugarbush)

Located in Section 12 at the Intersection of Highway 45 & Davis Road

Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 5
St. Patrick's Catholic Tank Rd., approx. 2 mi North of Northport Transcription online - (1990)
(Transcription includes some obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 5
 

Lind Township

Cedar Lake (Mumbrue) Located in Section 31 County E, south of Hobson Road (Behind the old Cedar Lake School - now a home) Transcription online - (1971)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
Link to off site transcription by Faro Maniaci
FHL #1306434 item 6
John Forbes Burial Cty E, North of Crystal Lake Rd. Guyant Records - 1973
He is buried across the road from the old Charlie McLean place, now belonging to Edmund Bailey.  John Forbes, born July 22, 1813 in Manchester, VT. He married Anna Nelson October 21, 1842 and he died August 4, 1854.)
FHL #1306434 item 6
Hammond Burial Site Hwy. 10, approx. 3 mi East of Waupaca Guyant Records - 1970s
This is located next to the airport in the midst of tall pine trees.
Hammond burial
 
Harrington (Maple Lane or Beadleston) In Section 2 on Airport Road approx. 1/2 mile south of Hwy 10 & 49 Transcription on-line - (2002) FHL #1306434 item 6
Hatton (Liberty or Vine Hill) Located in Section 36 on Cemetery Road south Hatton Road Transcription on-line - (1971)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos.)
FHL #1306434 item 6
Lind Center

Located in Section 21on Lind Center Road east of County A

Transcription on-line - (1971)
(Transcription includes headstone photos and some obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 6
Spencer Lake Memorial Located in Section 19 Intersection of Spencer Lake Rd & Cty E Transcription on-line - (1972) FHL #1306434 item 6
Unknown Burial Site On Crystal Lake Rd., off Cty E approx. 5 mi South of Waupaca Site destroyed many years ago  

Little Wolf Township

Cannaday Burial Intersection Hwy 22 & 110 Manawa West bank of Manawa mill pond. Site in very poor condition in 1970's. FHL #1306434 item 7
Little Creek

Located in Section 1at the intersection of County O & Beyer Road

Transcription on-line- (2006)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 7
Little Wolf

Located in Section on Little Wolf Cemetery Rd. So. of Manawa off Hwy. 110/22

Transcription on-line- (2007)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 7
Sacred Heart (Catholic) Located in Section 28 on Little Wolf Cemetery Road south of Swan Road south of Manawa

Transcription on-line - (1989/1990)
(Transcription includes some headstone photo and obituaries.)

FHL #1306434 item 7
Waupaca Co. Poor Farm East of Bear Lake Rd, Cty BB Transcription on-line - (1973)
(Listing of death that occurred at the Poor Farm January 1895 to July 1949.)
Link to off-site photos of headstones
FHL #1306434 item 7
 

Matteson Township

Zion Lutheran (Embarrass Lutheran) Located in Section 5 on Highway 22, Embarrass Transcription on-line - (2003)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 7
Greenwood Located in Section 17 on County Trunk Y north of Highway 156 Transcription on-line - (1975)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 7
John Morgan Burial Site Located in the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 3
Records for the burials can be found at the Waupaca County Courthouse Death Vol 3 Pg 66
Click to view information from this certificate
Destroyed many years ago.
Riverside

Located in Section 5 on County Y in Embarrass.

Transcription on-line - (2002)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306434 item 7
 

Mukwa Township

Flease Park Burials   No longer exists FHL #1306435 item 1
Floral Hill Located in Section 24 east of County W on Beckert Road, New London Link to cemetery records and sexton information

Click here to view headstones & obituaries

FHL #1306435 item 1i
Most Precious Blood (Catholic) Located in Section 24 on Bean City Road, east of County W Transcription on-line - (1990)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos.)
Cemetery database search now available online
FHL #1306435 item 1i
Northport-Ostrander

Located in Section 3 on County X west of Northport

Transcription on-line - (2002)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 1i
Oelfke (Old Ostrander or Old Northport-Ostrander) Located in Section 8 off Ostrander Road and East of County X, on private property in woods-poor condition Transcription on-line
(Transcription includes headstones of Moses McCorison & Orris Moses.)
FHL #1306435 item 1i
Smith Lot   Destroyed FHL #1306435 item 1i
 

Royalton Township

Baldwin Mills Located in Section 7 on Baldwin Mills Road, west of Casey Lake Road Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes cemetery map, some headstone photos & obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 2i
Hobart (Maple Grove) Located in Section 24 on County O north of County X Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 2i
Royalton Located in Section 1 near Royalton on Highway 54 Transcription on-line - (2007)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 2i
 

St.  Lawrence Township

Axtell Located in Section 35 approx. 2 miles south of Ogdensburg on County E Transcription on-line - (1971) FHL #1306435 item 4i
Block (Park #2 ) Located in Section 25 at the intersection of County K & Bear Lake Road Transcription on-line - (1972)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 4i
Dain Family Burial West Waupaca Rd, Southwest of Cty B   FHL #1306435
Danielson Family Burial Located in Section 31 on Elm Valley Road, east of Highway 49 Transcription on-line - (1972) FHL #1306435 item 4i
Jensen Family Burial Located in Section 34 on Granite Quarry Road, west of County E Transcription on-line - (1975) FHL #1306435 item 4i
Park (Park #1) Located in Section 15, on County K northeast of Ogdensburg Transcription on-line - (2005)
(Transcription includes cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 4i
 

Scandinavia Township

Old Ytterbo Church Yard Located Section 26 on Highway 49 approx. 2 1/2 miles south of Scandinavia. The site of the Helstad School, now a home. Destroyed with some graves supposed to be under the building.
Information about cemetery on-line - (1970s)
FHL #1306435 item 3
Oline Olson Burial Cty Q approx. 1 1/2 mi East of the Old Peterson Mills School. Southwest of Scandinavia   FHL #1306435 item 3
Our Savior's Lutheran Located in Section 2 on Highway 49 south of the Village of Iola Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map and some obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 3
Scandinavia Lutheran North of Scandinavia on Cty G Transcription on-line - (2004) (Burial location included with transcription)
 
Transcription on-line - (2005) (Some headstone photos and obituaries included with transcription.)

Sexton

Mr. Jack Webie

N5177 Hwy 49

Scandinavia, Wisconsin 54977

FHL #1306435 item 3
Zion Lutheran Intersect. of South Main & Cty G in Iola Village Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes cemetery plot map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 3
 

Union Township

Danish Located in Section 34 on County O approx. 3mi northwest of Symco. Transcription now on-line - (2006) FHL #1306435 item 5i
Marble Located in Section 13 on County O Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes some obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 5i
Union - Symco Located in Section 34 in Symco on Symco Road south of Hwy 22 Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, cemetery history, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 5i
 

Waupaca Township

Casey School Site On Casey Lake Rd, across the road from the Casey Lake school house. Destroyed many years ago.  
Chandler (Vaughn) Family Off Hwy 10&49, East of Municipal Airport

In the 1975 this cemetery was partly on the property of Eugene Schoenhafen and part on the property of Flora Harrington just north of Highway 10, approx. three miles east of Waupaca.
In 1975 this cemetery was in bad condition.

Chandler burials

FHL #1306436 item 2
Christensen Family Burial East of Cty E on Casey Lake Rd
Across from the Old Casey schoolhouse, approx.
four miles northeast of Waupaca.
Cemetery has been destroyed- burials are not known.  
Dewey Burial Site Located in Section 8 just east of Ware Road & Ebbe Lake Rd intersection. Located on Gerald VanRysin's property in 1975 Guyant Records - 1977  Cemetery abandoned.
Information about this burial site 
FHL #1306436 item 2
Lakeside Memorial Park Located in Section 30 on High Street in the city of Waupaca Listing of cemetery on-line - (2005)(This is not a complete listing.) (Listing includes cemetery maps, some headstone photos and obituaries.)

FHL #1306435 item 6 (Part)

FHL #1306436 item 1 (part)

FHL #1306436 item 3 Obituaries

St. Mary Magdalene's Cath
Catholic section of Lakeside Memorial Cemetery
Transcription on-line - (1971)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, some headstone photos and obituaries.)
FHL #1306435 item 6i
Military Road (Waupaca Town or O'Farley) Located in Section 25 on south Military Road east of Waupaca and south of Hwy 22 & 54 Transcription on-line - (1971)
(Transcription includes some headstone photos.)
FHL #1306435 item 6i
 

Weyauwega Township

Evanswood (Little River)

Located in Section 16 on Little River Road west of Highway 10

Transcription on-line - (1973)
(Transcription includes headstone photos.)
 
Indian Burial Site Cty F near Gills Landing. Destroyed many years ago.  
Oakwood Located in Section 4 at the intersection of Merrimac Street and South Street West in Weyauwega
 
Transcription on-line - (1974)
(Transcription includes some 2006 updates, headstone photos, obituaries and
list of Civil War Veteran burials here.)
 
Wall Burial Site Cty X approx. 1 1/2 mi Southwest of Weyauwega. Guyant Records - 1970s
It is said that the bodies were removed to Oakwood Cemetery, but due to the length of time between burials and removals it would seem impossible to remove all remains.

Wyoming Township

Big Falls Located in Section 26 south of Big Falls on County Trunk C Transcription on-line - (2006)
(Transcription includes a cemetery map, some headstone photos, and obituaries.)
 
Indian 80 rods East of Hwy J, approx. 1 1/4 mi South of the Shawano County line.    

 


Neighboring Cemetery Transcription
 

Although these cemeteries are not in Waupaca County, they are located near Outagamie and Waupaca County line.
Cemetery Location Transcriptions, Headstone Photos and Obituaries Microfilm Information
Danish 2 Miles east of Bear Creek on Oak Road - Deer Creek Township, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Partial Listing with headstone photos  
St. Mary Cemetery Located behind church - 207 Tielky Street, Bear Creek, Deer Creek Township, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Transcription on-line - (1989)
(Transcription includes some obituaries.)

 

Other Cemetery Information or helpful links
WI State Old Cemetery Society

6100 W. Mequon Rd., Mequon, WI. 53092

City of the Silent Cemetery symbolism glossary.
Find A Grave Searchable site to find a gravesite of those famous and non-famous people
Cemetery Records Online Find information on cemeteries on line with transcriptions-this includes national cemeteries
National Cemeteries National Cemetery Administration - Includes nationwide gravesite locator.
African-American Cemeteries This site gives the history and other information of these cemeteries
Epidemics and Plagues This site also gives the history of epidemics and plagues