Peshtigo Fire Cemetery & Map


Congregational church

The memorial marker for fire victims located in the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery is the first official Wisconsin state historical marker. It was erected by the citizens of Peshtigo in 1951.

The cemetery has a Mass Grave for 350 victims of the fire who could not be identified. Many of the gravestones have a corresponding story of the deceased.

Check out some of the things you’ll see in the Fire Cemetery:

  • First state historical marker
  • Mass grave
  • Gravestones and stories

Many local surnames can be traced back to the time of the Peshtigo Fire. The names below were taken from old records and gravestones with updates from families and state records. Copies of the names and map are available at the entrance to the Fire Cemetery.

Allgeyer 27
Armor 34 & 39
Armstrong 77
Arthur 109, 65 & 66
Bastien 79
Beaulieu 17
Berger 106
Boe 119
Boulac 62
Brouet 46
Buchholtz 2
Carlson 129
Clark 90
Como 67
Corbett 22 & 23
Dacey 55
Davis 87
Dawson 85 & 86
DeMarsh 9
Drees 28 & 30
Duket 154
Dull 104
Dunlap 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
Durocher 16
Fortier 78
Francoeur 10
Francour 80
Gavoit 68, 98
Gilbert 48 & 49

Geroux 47
Goddard 134 & 136
Goeth 105
Grandaw 19
Gravelle 25
Groessler 121
Hale 94, 95, 96
Hansen 116
Hartberg 108
Herrick 128
Hoppe 82 & 83
Ickert 162 & 164
Jacobs 71 & 72
Janke 117
Jennings 99
Johnson 97, 127, 128
Kain 148
Kaine 158
Kaiser 1
Keller 150
Kelly 35
Kelsey 103
Kimber 24
Klavitter 115
Kohn 159
Krienbreng 156
Kruse 144 & 145
LaPointe 31

Laundry 12
Lawrence 127
LeBlond 100
Lemke 124 & 125
Lister 141
Lutchen 51
Marion 6
Mayer 33
McDonald 76
McDonnelle 20
McGregor 75 & 81
McNulty 8
Mellen 55
Merkatoris 3 & 4
Morrison 114
Mullen 5
Nabow 70
Neumann 152 & 153
Noll 53 & 54
ODonal 91
Olen 120
OLeary 32
Parszyk 14 & 15
Phelan 57, 58, 61
Philibrook 93
Pierce 73
Pratt 110
Price 59 & 60

Prudhomme 13
Reef 52
Goddard Reid 135
Rhode 123
Richter 11
Rigby 89
Scallon 7
Schmidt 133, 138, 139
Schroeder 160
Scott 26
Smith 146 & 147
Spiering 157, 161, 163
Stitt 111, 112, 113
Strutz 137, 149
Takman 101
Tobian 106
Vallier 18
Vanidestine 63 & 64
Walker 88
Wallman 118
Wandschneider 132
Weslowski 69
Wilhelmine 107
Wood 74
Woodward 92
Wunderlick 131
Zarska 155
Zimmerman 36, 37, 38

cemetery map