Soldiers’ lot · VA-listed site
Mound Cemetery Soldiers' Lot
Racine, Wisconsin
Location
1147 West Boulevard
Racine, WI 53405
Visiting
- Address
- 1147 West Boulevard, Racine, WI 53405
- Phone
- 414-382-5300
- Visiting hours
- Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
- Office hours
- Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day.
- Time zone
- Central Time
- Burial space
- Closed
- Accessibility
- Not yet verified
- Official page
- cem.va.gov
Flowers and grounds policy, from the VA
Cemetery policies are conspicuously posted and readily visible to the public.
Floral arrangements accompanying the casket or urn at the time of burial will be placed on the completed grave. Natural cut flowers may be placed on graves at any time of the year. They will be removed when they become unsightly or when it becomes necessary to facilitate cemetery operations such as mowing.
Christmas wreaths, grave blankets and other seasonal adornments may be placed on graves from December 1 through January 20. They may not be secured to headstones or markers.
Permanent plantings, statues, vigil lights, breakable objects and similar items are not permitted on the graves. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not permit adornments that are considered offensive, inconsistent with the dignity of the cemetery or considered hazardous to cemetery personnel. For example, items incorporating beads or wires may become entangled in mowers or other equipment and cause injury.
Permanent items removed from graves will be placed in an inconspicuous holding area for one month prior to disposal. Decorative items removed from graves remain the property of the donor but are under the custodianship of the cemetery. If not retrieved by the donor, they are then governed by the rules for disposal of federal property.
Weapons Policy
VA regulations 38 CFR 1.218 prohibit the carrying of firearms (either openly or concealed), explosives or other dangerous or deadly weapons while on VA property, except for official purposes, such as military funeral honors.
Possession of firearms on any property under the charge and control of VA is prohibited. Offenders may be subject to a fine, removal from the premises, or arrest.
General information, from the VA
The private and community cemeteries that contain NCA soldiers' and government lots, and Confederate cemeteries, do not always have staffed offices on site. When administrative information for the larger cemetery is available, it is provided below.
Mound Cemetery
Phone: 262-636-9188
Fax: 262-635-3338
Website: https://cityofracinewi.gov/parksrec/cemetery/
NOTE: Link will take you outside the VA website. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked website.
This soldiers' lot is overseen by Wood National Cemetery.
Please contact the national cemetery for more information.
Directions from Nearest Airport
From Mitchell International Airport (24.6 miles from the cemetery): Take Wisconsin-119 West. Take the Interstate 94/US-41 exit towards Chicago. Take the Wisconsin-20 exit towards Racine/Waterford, exit #333. Turn left on Washington Avenue then turn left on West Boulevard. Follow West Boulevard to the cemetery which will be on the right side of the road.
From the South: Depart I-94/US-41 North. At exit 333, take ramp right for WI-20 toward Racine/Waterford and travel .6 miles. Turn right onto SR-20 East/Washington Avenue and travel 7 miles. Turn left onto West Boulevard and arrive at Mound Cemetery.
From the West: Depart SR-20/SR-83/E Main Street. Turn right to stay on SR-20/SR-83/S 1st Street and travel 21.5 miles. Turn left onto West Boulevard and arrive at Mound Cemetery.
From the East: Depart SR-32/Sheridan Road and travel 3.1 miles. Turn left onto SR-11/Durand Avenue and travel 1.0 miles. Turn right onto West Boulevard. Travel 1.6 miles and arrive at Mound Cemetery.
From the North: Use same directions as from Mitchell Airport.
Pay your respects
Visitors to veterans’ graves sometimes leave a coin on the headstone to show that someone came. You can leave a symbolic coin here. No money is involved, and nothing about you is published. About the custom, and what each coin is said to mean.
History
Reproduced from the VA National Cemetery Administration’s page for this cemetery, retrieved November 11, 2026. This is the VA’s text, unedited; it is not independent research by this site.
Mound Cemetery is located in Racine, WI, about two miles west of downtown. The site was used as a burial ground by American Indians, and a number of burial mounds are extant. Joseph (Antoine) Ouilmette, a French-Canadian fur trader, first laid claim to a large tract of land in Racine in 1834. Norman Clarke, another early settler, purchased a portion of Ouilmette's land in 1839. In turn, Clarke and James Kinzie, who had become dual owners of the property, sold a 35-acre parcel to the city of Racine in 1851 for use as a cemetery. The first interment in Mound Cemetery occurred later that year. Dr. Philo R. Hoy, a local physician, was instrumental in the development of the cemetery. Hoy conducted archaeological investigations on the burial mounds, and as a member of the cemetery committee, he influenced the design of the cemetery plan to ensure that the mounds would be preserved.
After its establishment, all of the burials within the city limits were exhumed and reburied at Mound Cemetery. Through the late 19th century, it served as the primary burial ground for many citizens, including the founder of Racine, Joseph Knapp.
The 0.03-acre soldiers' lot is located in lots 1, 5, and 6 within Mound Cemetery. The city of Racine sold these to the federal government in 1868 for $40.25. There are fourteen interments in the soldiers' lot, including one unknown soldier. The thirteen other soldiers were members of Wisconsin military units who either died at local hospitals or at nearby Camp Utley.
Notable burials and memorials
Reproduced from the VA’s page for this cemetery, retrieved November 11, 2026, including Medal of Honor recipients where the VA lists them. Links lead to the VA’s own records. To correct an entry, contact the VA; to tell us our copy is out of date, report it.
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Sources
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration. Find a Cemetery: all national cemeteries, and each cemetery’s own page. U.S. government work (public domain). Retrieved November 11, 2026. Used for: name, address, phone and burial-space status, hours, policies, history and notable burials.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration. Mound Cemetery Soldiers' Lot (official cemetery page). Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- Map position: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration. VA National Cemetery Sites (dataset).