Sunset Hills in Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of Former Greenbush Cemetery Burials

Photographed by Gordon Govier, June 26, 2009

1. Site of Former Greenbush Cemetery Burials Marker

Inscription. Nineteenth century cemeteries were sometimes relocated as a community expanded. In 1845, land was purchased for a cemetery in the Greenbush neighborhood of Madison where St. Mary's Hospital is located today. The cemetery became overcrowded with Madison's German and Irish settlers, so in 1862 Catholics purchased land for Calvary - now Resurrection - cemetery. Early in the twentieth century the bodies were removed to this site where they lie in unmarked graves.

Erected 2000 by Historic Madison and the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 459.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 43° 3.917′ N, 89° 26.022′ W. Marker is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It is in Sunset Hills. It is on Speedway Road 0.1 miles east of Hillcrest Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison WI 53705, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forest Hill Soldiers' Lot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forest Hill Cemetery & Effigy Mound Group (approx. ¼ mile away); Forest Hill Cemetery

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(approx. ¼ mile away); In Memory of Our Beloved Sons (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hoyt Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Aldo Leopold House (approx. half a mile away); Jacobs House I (approx. 0.6 miles away); John M. Olin (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Rest (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. This is a list of markers regarding the Greenbush neighborhood.

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Photographed by Gordon Govier, June 26, 2009

2. Site of Site of Former Greenbush Cemetery Burials Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2010, by Gordon Govier of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,442 times since then and 81 times this year. Last updated on January 3, 2020, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2010, by Gordon Govier of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.