Reviews for Resurrection Catholic Cemetery

Jun 2020

NOT to be confused with Forest Hill Cemetery, which is a municipal cemetery on the other side of Speedway. The oldest burials here are at the far northeast of the cemetery, nearest West High School. Several of my ancestors are among them, including one who died in 1888. Generally speaking, they do a fair job with maintenance, but I have had a civil war veteran marker "disappear" even though I mounted it into concrete. Also seen students from the nearby high school attempting to vandalize a large granite cross, which as it happened, is for my great grandparents. I believe that some of the earliest burials may be bodies that were previously buried elsewhere, and transferred...read full review
Jun 2019

We arrived from Michigan at 4:30. The building where we wanted to go in was closed. There was a very kind manager that went out of his way to open the building for us! Awesome service!

From Resurrection Catholic Cemetery

Cemetery grounds are open dawn to dusk. Cemetery mausoleum is open 9am - 2pm. Fobs for access outside those hours are available for purchase at the office. Resurrection Cemetery was founded in 1949, when the Diocese of Madison was formed, by combining two existing, adjoining cemeteries – Holy Cross and Calvary. Today, Resurrection Cemetery serves the Catholic population of all the parishes in the Madison area, as well as former residents who have relocated out of town but wish to be buried back in Madison. The Cemetery is centrally located at Regent Street and Speedway in Madison, and is over 40 acres in size.