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Oak Hill Cemetery Association |
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Watertown Wisconsin |
Oak Hill
Cemetery, Vintage Photo
1540 East Main Street
Phone: 920-261-6022 Email: oakhillcem@yahoo.com
Oak Hill Cemetery was
founded in 1850 and originally located along
Oak Hill Cemetery is
a non-sectarian burial ground and is the final resting place for many pioneer
settlers such as Timothy Johnson, the founder of Watertown, and his wife; John
and Eliza Cole, early day benefactors of the city of Watertown; and John and
Eliza Richards, builders and owners of the famous Octagon
House Museum.
The cemetery is also
home to many unique examples of tombstone architecture, such as cast iron
stones, mausoleums, and even portraits carved into the tombstones. Many of
these were carved by local craftsmen, such as Thomas McCabe. There is also an
ornate holding vault carved into a rise as one enters the cemetery which was
used to store coffins while the ground was frozen.
Many beautiful 1-2-4 and
8 grave lots available
Oak Hill Tree Program
The Oak Hill Cemetery Association tree planting program began in 2000 to
replace trees that were destroyed in storms or had been lost through age.
Anyone interested in the program may donate
$250 towards a new tree. The donated tree will have a plaque in honor of or in
memory of a person of the donor's choice.
The deadline for the
fall planting is October 1st of each year.
Inquire about: oakhillcem@yahoo.com
Oak
Hill Cemetery Interment Ledgers: CDrom orders
Minutes of Oak Hill Cemetery
Association, 1850 - 1973
Watertown’s first cemetery (1845)
Decoration of veterans’ gravesites
with U.S. flags:
A
long-standing ritual perpetuated by Wesley and Gladys Altweis
Link to Dodge/Jefferson Counties
Genealogical Society website
Link to Watertown Historical
Society website
Ken Riedl, Webmaster.
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