List of cemeteries in Cook County, Illinois
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This list of cemeteries in Cook County, Illinois includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. Cook County includes the city of Chicago. It does not include pet cemeteries.
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| Name | Location | Established | Type | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia Park Cemetery | 7800 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago | 1922 | Masonic | 41°57′16″N 87°49′25″W / 41.9544°N 87.8236°W | |
| Alexander Cemetery | |||||
| All Saints Catholic Cemetery | 700 North River Road, Des Plaines | 1923 | 42°03′44″N 87°53′35″W / 42.0622°N 87.8930°W | ||
| All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery | 9201 West Higgins, Chicago | 1895 | |||
| Altenheim | 7824 Madison, Forest Park | [1] | |||
| Alton Cemetery | |||||
| American Progressive Cemetery | Forest Park Waldheim Gate #126 | 1918 | Jewish | ||
| Andreas von Zirngibl grave | 93rd and Ewing, Midwest Metal Mgmt, Chicago | 1855 | |||
| Anshe Luknik Cemetery | Forest Park Waldheim Gate #57 | 1908 | Jewish | ||
| Archer Woods Cemetery (Mt. Glenwood West) | 8301 Kean Ave, Willow Springs | ||||
| Arlington Heights Cemetery (Wheeling Twnshp) | Arlington Heights | ||||
| Assumption Cemetery | 19500 Cottage Grove Ave, Glenwood | ||||
| Bachelor's Grove Cemetery | Bachelor Grove Woods, near Midlothian | 1844 | 41°37′51″N 87°46′15″W / 41.6308°N 87.7708°W | ||
| Baker-Johnson Cemetery | |||||
| Barrington Center Cemetery (Miller's Grove) | Barrington Hills | 1834 | 42°06′41″N 88°11′40″W / 42.11140°N 88.19437°W | ||
| Barrington Union Cemetery (Henry Smith) | Barrington Hills | 42°07′30″N 88°13′11″W / 42.12511°N 88.21978°W | |||
| Bartlett Cemetery | Bartlett | 1892 | |||
| Beebs Grove Cemetery | |||||
| Berger Cemetery | Dolton | 1854 | |||
| Beth Jacob (Kehilath Jacob Anshe Drohiczen) | Niles | ||||
| Bethania Cemetery | Archer Avenue, Justice | 1894 | Lutheran | [2] | |
| Bethany Cemetery | Lemont | ||||
| Bethel Cemetery | 5736 N. Pulaski, Chicago | Jewish | [3] | ||
| Beverly Cemetery | Blue Island | ||||
| Bill Funks Cemetery | Tinley Park | Potter's Field | |||
| Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery (also known as First Presbyterian) | Chicago Heights | 1843 | |||
| Bloomvale Cemetery | Chicago Heights | ||||
| Blue Island Cemetery | Blue Island | In Memorial Park | |||
| Bluff City Cemetery | Elgin | ||||
| Bohemian National Cemetery | 5255 North Pulaski, Chicago | 1877 | primarily Czech | 41°58′38″N 87°43′34″W / 41.9773°N 87.7260°W | [4] |
| Bowen Memorial Garden (Kenilworth Union Churchyard) | Evanston area | ||||
| Brown Family Cemetery | Lemont | 1884 | |||
| Burr Oak Cemetery | Alsip | African-American | 41°39′45″N 87°43′47″W / 41.6625°N 87.7297°W | ||
| Burr Oak Lutheran Cemetery | |||||
| Cady Cemetery | Inverness | ||||
| Calvary (Steger) | Steger | 1907 | |||
| Calvary Cemetery | Evanston | 1859 | Catholic | 42°01′30″N 87°40′21″W / 42.0249°N 87.6726°W | [5] |
| Cedar Park Cemetery | Calumet Park | ||||
| Chapel Hills Gardens South | Alsip | ||||
| Charity Cemetery | |||||
| Chicago and Suburban Cemetery (formerly for Menorah Gardens) | |||||
| Christ Church Churchyard | Evanston area | ||||
| Christ Lutheran Cemetery | Orland Park | ||||
| Church of the Holy Comforter | Kenilworth | ||||
| Circle of Life Cemetery | Inverness | ||||
| Concordia Cemetery | Forest Park | 1872 | Lutheran | [1] | |
| Congregation Betheran Hamedrash Hockoodosh Cemetery | Forest Park Waldheim Gate #26 | 1894 | Jewish | ||
| Cook County Cemetery at Dunning | Chicago | Potter's field | [6] | ||
| Cook County Cemetery for the Indigent | Oak Forest | ||||
| Couch Mausoleum (City Cemetery) | Chicago | [7] | |||
| Dalton Cemetery | |||||
| Danish Cemetery | Lemont | ||||
| Deer Grove Cemetery | Inverness | ||||
| DesPlaines Cemetery | |||||
| Dewes Cemetery | Glenview | ||||
| Douglas Monument Park | Chicago | [8] | |||
| East Wheeling Cemetery | |||||
| Eden Memorial Park | Schiller Park | ||||
| Elk Grove Cemetery | Elk Grove Village | 42°02′23″N 87°59′00″W / 42.0396°N 87.9834°W | |||
| Elliott Cemetery | Harvey area | ||||
| Elmwood Cemetery | 2905 Thatcher Road, River Grove | 41°55′55″N 87°49′49″W / 41.9319°N 87.8303°W | |||
| English Cemetery | Arlington Heights area | ||||
| Evenezer Cemetery | |||||
| Ever Rest Cemetery (historical) | Blue Island area | ||||
| Evergreen Cemetery | Evergreen Park | ||||
| Evergreen Cemetery | Barrington | ||||
| Fairmount Willow Hills Memorial Park | Willow Springs | ||||
| Fairview Memorial Park | Northlake | 1925 | |||
| First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery | Alsip | ||||
| First Reformed Cemetery | |||||
| First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery | Lansing | ||||
| Forest Home Cemetery | Forest Park | 1876 | 41°52′11″N 87°49′11″W / 41.8698°N 87.8198°W | ||
| Forest Park Cemetery | |||||
| Franciscan Cemetery | |||||
| German Cemetery | Palatine area | 42°06′29″N 88°02′52″W / 42.10817°N 88.04784°W | |||
| German Lutheran Cemetery | |||||
| Glen Flora Cemetery | |||||
| Glen Oak Cemetery | Hillside | [9] | |||
| Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery | Orland Park | ||||
| Graceland Cemetery | 4001 North Clark Street, Chicago | 1860 | 41°57′16″N 87°39′44″W / 41.9545°N 87.6622°W | [10] | |
| Grayson Cemetery | |||||
| Greve Cemetery | Hoffman Estates | ||||
| Hazel Green Cemetery | Alsip | ||||
| Hillside Cemetery | Palatine | ||||
| Holy Cross Cemetery | 801 Michigan City Rd, Calumet City | 1893 | |||
| Holy Sepulchre Cemetery | 6001 West 111th Street, Worth | 1923 | 41°41′09″N 87°46′09″W / 41.6858°N 87.7691°W | ||
| Homewood Memorial Gardens | Thornton | ||||
| Hoosier Grove Immanuel Cemetery | Streamwood | ||||
| Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery | Chicago | ||||
| Immanuel Lutheran (Richton Park) | Richton Park | ||||
| Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery | Westchester | ||||
| Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery | 1214 Rand Rd, Des Plaines | 1875 | Lutheran | ||
| Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery (Glenview) | Glenview | ||||
| Immanuel Lutheran, St. Paul's UCC, Union Cem | Palatine | 42°06′29″N 88°02′53″W / 42.10817°N 88.04793°W | |||
| Irving Park Cemetery | 7777 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago | 1918 | 41°56′59″N 87°49′23″W / 41.9497°N 87.8230°W | ||
| Jewish Graceland (Hebrew Benevolent) | Chicago | 1851 | Jewish | [11] | |
| LaGrange Cemetery (formerly Parkholm) | Berwyn area | ||||
| Lake Street / Lakewood Memorial Park | near Elgin | ||||
| Lincoln Cemetery | 11900 Kedzie Ave, Blue Island | 1911 | 41°40′12″N 87°42′09″W / 41.6701°N 87.7026°W | ||
| Lithuanian National Cemetery | Justice | 1911 | primarily Lithuanian | 41°44′28″N 87°50′44″W / 41.7411°N 87.8455°W | [12] |
| Lutheran Home Cemetery | Arlington Heights | ||||
| Lyonsville Cemetery | Indian Head Park | 41°45′55″N 87°53′45″W / 41.76520°N 87.89572°W | |||
| Mary Hill Cemetery | 8600 Milwaukee Ave, Niles | 1959 | |||
| Memorial Cemetery | Tinley Park | 1858 | |||
| Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum | 9900 Gross Point Rd, Skokie | ||||
| Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum | 9900 Gross Point Rd, Skokie | ||||
| Memory Gardens Cemetery | 2501 E. Euclid Ave, Arlington Heights | ||||
| Menorah Gardens | Broadview | ||||
| Montrose Cemetery | 5400 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago | 1902 | 41°58′51″N 87°43′59″W / 41.9808°N 87.7330°W | [13] | |
| Mount Auburn Memorial Park | 4101 Oak Park Ave, Berwyn | ||||
| Mount B'Nai B'Rith Cemetery | Chicago | ||||
| Mount Carmel Cemetery | 1400 S. Wolf Rd, Hillside | 1901 | primarily Italian Catholic | 41°51′51″N 87°54′27″W / 41.8641°N 87.9075°W | |
| Mount Forest Cemetery | Thornton | ||||
| Mount Glenwood Cemetery | Thornton | ||||
| Mount Greenwood Cemetery | 2900 W 111th Street, Chicago | Nondenominational | [14] | ||
| Mount Hope (St. John's U.C.C.) | Palatine | ||||
| Mount Hope Cemetery | 11500 S Fairfield Ave, Chicago | 1865 | Nonsectarian | [15] | |
| Mount Hope Cemetery | Elgin | ||||
| Mount Isaiah Israel Cemetery | 6758 W Addison St, Chicago | ||||
| Mount Mayriv Cemetery | 3600 N. Narragansett, Chicago | ||||
| Mount Olive Cemetery | 3800 N Narragansett Ave, Chicago | 1889 | |||
| Mount Olivet Cemetery | 2755 West 111th St., Chicago | 1855 | Catholic | ||
| Mount Vernon Memorial Park | Lemont | ||||
| New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery | Richton Park | ||||
| New Light Cemetery | 6807 N East Prairie Rd, Lincolnwood | 1895 | Jewish | [16] | |
| North Northfield Cemetery | Northbrook | ||||
| Northfield Oak Wood Cemetery | Glenview | ||||
| Northfield Union Cemetery | Northbrook | ||||
| Norwood Park Home Cemetery | Niles | ||||
| Oak Glen Lutheran Cemetery | Lansing | ||||
| Oak Hill Cemetery | Palos Park | ||||
| Oak Hill Cemetery | 11900 Kedzie Ave, Blue Island | ||||
| Oak Ridge Cemetery | Westchester | [9] | |||
| Oak Ridge Cemetery (Lansing) | Lansing | ||||
| Oakland Memory Lanes | 15200 Lincoln Ave, Dolton | ||||
| Oakridge Cemetery | 4301 West Roosevelt Road, Hillside | ||||
| Oakwoods Cemetery | 1035 E. 67th Street, Chicago | 1853 | |||
| Old German Methodist Cemetery | Orland Park | ||||
| Old Settlers Cemetery (Bohlander) | Berkeley | ||||
| Orland Memorial Park (Cooper Cem.) | Orland Park | ||||
| Our Lady of Sorrows Slovak Cemetery | Hillside | 1923 | |||
| Parkholm Cemetery | 2501 N La Grange Rd, La Grange Park | ||||
| Queen of Heaven Cemetery | 1400 S Wolf Rd, Hillside | 1947 | Catholic | ||
| Randhill Park Cemetery | Arlington Heights | ||||
| Restvale Cemetery | Alsip | ||||
| Resurrection Cemetery | 7201 Archer Road, Justice | 1907 | Catholic | [17] | |
| Richton Cemetery (Christian Fellowship Churchyard) | Richton Park | ||||
| Ridgelawn Cemeteries | 5736 N. Pulaski, Chicago | 1895 | [3] | ||
| Ridgewood Cemetery | Glenview | ||||
| Robinson Family Burial Ground | Norridge | ||||
| Rosehill Cemetery | 5800 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago | 1859 | |||
| Rosemont Cemetery | Chicago | ||||
| Sacred Heart Cemetery | Palos Hills | ||||
| Sacred Heart Cemetery | Northbrook | ||||
| St. Adalbert Cemetery | 6800 Milwaukee Ave, Niles | 1872 | primarily Polish Catholic | [18] | |
| Saint Alphonsus | Lemont | ||||
| Saint Anne Catholic Cemetery | Park Forest | 1865 | |||
| Saint Benedict Cemetery | 4600 West 135th St, Crestwood | 1885 | |||
| Saint Boniface Cemetery | 4901 N. Clark Street, Chicago | 1863 | primarily German Catholic | [19] | |
| Saint Casimir Lithuanian Cemetery | 4401 West 111th St, Chicago | 1903 | |||
| Saint Gabriel Cemetery | Oak Forest | 1913 | |||
| Saint Henry Cemetery | Chicago | 1863 | Catholic, churchyard | 41°59′52″N 87°40′42″W / 41.997687°N 87.678438°W | [20] |
| Saint James at Sag Bridge Catholic Church | Sag Bridge, Lemont | 1837 | Catholic | [21] | |
| Saint James Cemetery (Sauk Village) | Sauk Village | 1847 | Catholic | [22] | |
| Saint John Cemetery (Arlington Hts) | Arlington Heights | ||||
| Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery | Schaumburg | ||||
| Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery | Hodgkins | ||||
| Saint Johns Cemetery | Country Club Hills | 1850 | |||
| Saint Johns Cemetery (Glenview) | Glenview | ||||
| Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery | River Grove | 1904 | |||
| Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery (Wilmette) | Wilmette | 1843 | |||
| Saint Luke Cemetery | Chicago | ||||
| Saint Marys Cemetery | Evergreen Park | 1888 | Catholic | [23] | |
| Saint Marys Cemetery | Des Plaines | ||||
| Saint Marys Cemetery (Divine Word) | Northbrook | ||||
| Saint Matthews Lutheran Cemetery | Lemont | ||||
| Saint Matthews Lutheran Cemetery | Niles | ||||
| Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery | 1185 West Algonquin Rd, Palatine | 1958 | |||
| Saint Nicholas Cemetery | 8901 W Higgins Rd. Chicago | ||||
| Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery | Matteson | ||||
| Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery | Mount Prospect | ||||
| Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery | Flossmoor | ||||
| Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery | Skokie | ||||
| Saint Peter | Northbrook | ||||
| Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery | 8115 Niles Center Rd, Skokie | 1863 | Catholic | [24] | |
| Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery | Schaumburg | ||||
| Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery | Arlington Heights | ||||
| Saint Peters United Church of Christ Cemetery | Skokie | ||||
| Saints Cyril and Methodius | Lemont | ||||
| Salem Cemetery | Palatine | ||||
| Sauerbier – Burkhardt Cemetery | Crestwood | [25] | |||
| Shalom Memorial Park Jewish Funeral Home | 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights | ||||
| Sunset Memorial Lawns | 3100 Shermer Rd, Northbrook | ||||
| Sutherland (Sayles) Cemetery | Palatine | 1840 | |||
| Thornton Township Cemetery | Thornton | ||||
| Town of Maine Cemetery | Park Ridge | ||||
| Trinity Lutheran Cemetery | Tinley Park | ||||
| Trinity Lutheran Cemetery | Willow Springs | ||||
| Union Ridge Cemetery | 6700 W Higgins A, Chicago | 1841 | |||
| German Waldheim Cemetery (Forest Home) | Forest Park | 1873 | Non-religious specific | ||
| Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries (central div.) | 1400 S. Des Plaines, Forest Park | [26] | |||
| Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries (East) | Forest Park | [27] | |||
| Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries (West, incl. Joseph and Sons Inc.) | Berwyn area | [28] | |||
| Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries – Free Sons of Israel Cemetery | Berwyn area | 1874 | [29] | ||
| Washington Memorial Gardens | Thornton | ||||
| Westlawn Cemetery | Chicago | 1937 | Jewish | 41°57′28″N 87°49′38″W / 41.9577°N 87.8272°W | |
| Wheeling Cemetery | Wheeling | ||||
| Wolfrum Cemetery | Rolling Meadows | [30] | |||
| Woodlawn Cemetery | 7600 Cermak Rd, Forest Park | [31] | |||
| Wunders Cemetery | Chicago | 1859 | German Protestant | [32] | |
| Zion Cemetery | Tinley Park | ||||
| Zion Lutheran Cemetery | Matteson |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Concordia and Altenheim Cemeteries
- ^ Bethania Cemetery
- ^ a b Cemeteries Beth-El / Ridgelawn Cemeteries
- ^ Bohemian National Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- ^ Cook County Cemetery, Dunning – graveyards.com
- ^ Chicago City Cemetery: Couch Mausoleum
- ^ Douglas Memorial Park – graveyards.com
- ^ a b Oak Ridge & Glen Oak – graveyards.com
- ^ Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum
- ^ Jewish Graceland – graveyards.com
- ^ Lithuanian National Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ Montrose Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ Mount Greenwood Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ Mount Hope Cemetery
- ^ New Light Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- ^ Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
- ^ St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
- ^ Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ St. James – Sag Bridge
- ^ St. James Cemetery, Sauk Village – graveyards.com
- ^ St. Mary Catholic Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ Sauerbier-Burkhardt Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ Graveyards of Illinois: Jewish Waldheim Cemeteries
- ^ Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries: Cemetery #200: Kishinover-Bessarabier Aid Society
- ^ Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries: Cemetery #1: Anshe Kanesses Israel No.3
- ^ Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries: Cemetery #31: Free Sons of Israel
- ^ Wolfrum Cemetery – graveyards.com
- ^ Woodlawn Cemetery
- ^ Wunder's Cemetery – graveyards.com
