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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.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
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| Name | Location | Established | Type | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia Park Cemetery | 7800 W. Irving Park Rd., Norridge | 1922 | Masonic | 41.9544°N 87.8236°W / 41.9544; -87.8236 | |
| Alexander Cemetery | |||||
| All Saints Catholic Cemetery | 700 North River Rd., Des Plaines | 1923 | Catholic | 42.0622°N 87.8930°W / 42.0622; -87.8930 | |
| All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery | 9201 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago | 1895 | Catholic | ||
| Altenheim | 7824 Madison, Forest Park | [1] | |||
| Alton Cemetery | |||||
| American Progressive Cemetery (part of Waldheim Cemetery Company) | Forest Park Waldheim Gate #126 | 1918 | Jewish | ||
| Andreas von Zirngibl grave | 93rd and Ewing, Midwest Metal Mgmt, Chicago | 1855 | |||
| Anshe Luknik Cemetery (part of Waldheim Cemetery Company) | 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 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Glenwood | Catholic | |||
| Bachelor's Grove Cemetery | Bachelor Grove Woods, near Midlothian | 1844 | 41.6308°N 87.7708°W / 41.6308; -87.7708 | ||
| Baker-Johnson Cemetery | |||||
| Barrington Center Cemetery (Miller's Grove) | Barrington Hills | 1834 | 42.11140°N 88.19437°W / 42.11140; -88.19437 | ||
| Barrington Union Cemetery (Henry Smith) | Barrington Hills | 42.12511°N 88.21978°W / 42.12511; -88.21978 | |||
| Bartlett Cemetery | Bartlett | 1892 | |||
| Beebs Grove Cemetery | |||||
| Berger Cemetery | Dolton | 1854 | |||
| Beth Jacob (Kehilath Jacob Anshe Drohiczen) | Niles | ||||
| Bethania Cemetery | 7701 Archer Ave., Justice | 1894 | Lutheran | [2] | |
| Bethany Cemetery | Lemont | ||||
| Bethel Cemetery | 5736 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago | 1895 | Jewish | [3] | |
| Beverly Cemetery | 12033 Kedzie Ave., Blue Island | 1920 | |||
| 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 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago | 1877 | Primarily Czech | 41.9773°N 87.7260°W / 41.9773; -87.7260 | [4] |
| Bowen Memorial Garden (Kenilworth Union Churchyard) | Evanston area | ||||
| Brown Family Cemetery | Lemont | 1884 | |||
| Burr Oak Cemetery | 4400 W. 127th St., Alsip | 1927 | African-American | 41.6625°N 87.7297°W / 41.6625; -87.7297 | |
| Burr Oak Lutheran Cemetery | |||||
| Cady Cemetery | Inverness | ||||
| Calvary (Steger) | Steger | 1907 | |||
| Calvary Cemetery | Evanston | 1859 | Catholic | 42.0249°N 87.6726°W / 42.0249; -87.6726 | [5] |
| Cedar Park Cemetery | 12540 S. Halsted St., Calumet Park | 1924 | |||
| Chapel Hills Gardens South | 11333 S. Central Ave.,Oak Lawn | 1927 | |||
| 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 | 7900 Madison St., Forest Park | 1872 | Lutheran | [1] | |
| Congregation Betheran Hamedrash Hockoodosh Cemetery (part of Waldheim Cemetery Company) | Forest Park Waldheim Gate #26 | 1894 | Jewish | ||
| Cook County Cemetery at Dunning (Read Dunning Memorial Park) | 6550 W. Belle Plaine Ave., Chicago | 1854-1911 | Potter's field | [6] | |
| Cook County Cemetery for the Indigent (Cook County Cemetery at Oak Forest) | 159th St. and Crawford Ave., Oak Forest | 1911-1971 | Potter's field | ||
| 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 | 42.0396°N 87.9834°W / 42.0396; -87.9834 | |||
| Elliott Cemetery | Harvey area | ||||
| Elmwood Cemetery | 2905 Thatcher Rd., River Grove | Primarily Greek | 41.9319°N 87.8303°W / 41.9319; -87.8303 | ||
| 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 | 863 Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park | 1876 | 41.8698°N 87.8198°W / 41.8698; -87.8198 | ||
| Forest Park Cemetery | |||||
| Franciscan Cemetery | |||||
| German Cemetery | Palatine area | 42.10817°N 88.04784°W / 42.10817; -88.04784 | |||
| German Lutheran Cemetery | |||||
| Glen Flora Cemetery | |||||
| Glen Oak Cemetery | Hillside | [9] | |||
| Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery | 16201 S. 104th Ave., Orland Park | Catholic | |||
| Graceland Cemetery | 4001 N. Clark St., Chicago | 1860 | 41.9545°N 87.6622°W / 41.9545; -87.6622 | [10] | |
| Grayson Cemetery | |||||
| Greve Cemetery | Hoffman Estates | ||||
| Hazel Green Cemetery | Alsip | ||||
| Hillside Cemetery | Palatine | ||||
| Holy Cross Cemetery | 801 Michigan City Rd., Calumet City | 1893 | Catholic | ||
| Holy Sepulchre Cemetery | 6001 West 111th Street, Worth | 1923 | Catholic | 41.6858°N 87.7691°W / 41.6858; -87.7691 | |
| Homewood Memorial Gardens | 600 Ridge Rd., Homewood | ||||
| 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 | 42.10817°N 88.04793°W / 42.10817; -88.04793 | |||
| Irving Park Cemetery | 7777 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago | 1918 | 41.9497°N 87.8230°W / 41.9497; -87.8230 | ||
| Jewish Graceland Cemetery (Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery) | 3919 N. Clark St., 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 | African-American | 41.6701°N 87.7026°W / 41.6701; -87.7026 | |
| Lithuanian National Cemetery | Justice | 1911 | Primarily Lithuanian | 41.7411°N 87.8455°W / 41.7411; -87.8455 | [12] |
| Lutheran Home Cemetery | Arlington Heights | ||||
| Lyonsville Cemetery | Indian Head Park | 41.76520°N 87.89572°W / 41.76520; -87.89572 | |||
| Mary Hill Cemetery | 8600 Milwaukee Ave, Niles | 1959 | |||
| Memorial Cemetery | Tinley Park | 1858 | |||
| Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum | 9900 Gross Point Rd., Skokie | 1913 | |||
| Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum | 9900 Gross Point Rd., Skokie | 1913 | |||
| Memory Gardens Cemetery | 2501 E. Euclid Ave, Arlington Heights | ||||
| Menorah Gardens | 2630 S. 17th Ave., Broadview | 1930 | Jewish | ||
| Montrose Cemetery | 5400 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago | 1902 | 41.9808°N 87.7330°W / 41.9808; -87.7330 | [13] | |
| Mount Auburn Memorial Park | 4101 Oak Park Ave, Berwyn | ||||
| Mount B'Nai B'Rith Cemetery (now Zion Gardens Cemetery) | 3600 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago | 1887 | Jewish | ||
| Mount Carmel Cemetery | 1400 S. Wolf Rd., Hillside | 1901 | Primarily Italian Catholic | 41.8641°N 87.9075°W / 41.8641; -87.9075 | |
| Mount Forest Cemetery | Thornton | ||||
| Mount Glenwood Cemetery | Thornton | ||||
| Mount Greenwood Cemetery | 2900 W. 111th St., Chicago | 1880 | 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 (now Zion Gardens Cemetery) | 6758 W. Addison St., Chicago | 1886 | Jewish | ||
| Mount Mayriv Cemetery (now Zion Gardens Cemetery) | 3600 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago | 1893 | Jewish | ||
| Mount Olive Cemetery | 3800 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago | 1889 | Primarily Scandinavian | ||
| Mount Olivet Cemetery | 2755 W. 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 | 1902 | Primarily Scandinavian | ||
| 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 St., 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 | Catholic | ||
| Parkholm Cemetery | 2501 N La Grange Rd, La Grange Park | ||||
| Queen of Heaven Cemetery | 1400 S. Wolf Rd., Hillside | 1947 | Catholic | ||
| Randhill Park Cemetery | 1700 W. Rand Rd., Arlington Heights | 1924 | |||
| Restvale Cemetery | Alsip | ||||
| Resurrection Cemetery | 7201 Archer Rd., Justice | 1907 | Catholic | [17] | |
| Richton Cemetery (Christian Fellowship Churchyard) | Richton Park | ||||
| Ridgelawn Cemetery | 5736 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago | 1895 | Jewish | [3] | |
| Ridgewood Cemetery | Glenview | ||||
| Robinson Family Burial Ground | Norridge | ||||
| Rosehill Cemetery | 5800 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago | 1859 | |||
| Rosemont Park Cemetery (now Zion Gardens Cemetery) | 3600 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago | 1933 | Jewish | ||
| Sacred Heart Cemetery | 101st. St. and Kean Ave., Palos Hills | 1872 | Catholic | ||
| Sacred Heart Cemetery | 605 Lee Rd., Northbrook | 1900 | Catholic | ||
| St. Adalbert Cemetery | 6800 Milwaukee Ave., Niles | 1872 | Primarily Polish Catholic | [18] | |
| Saint Alphonsus | Lemont | 1870 | Catholic | ||
| Saint Anne Catholic Cemetery | Park Forest | 1865 | Catholic | ||
| Saint Benedict Cemetery | 4600 W. 135th St., Crestwood | 1885 | Catholic | ||
| Saint Boniface Cemetery | 4901 N. Clark St., Chicago | 1863 | Primarily German Catholic | [19] | |
| Saint Casimir Lithuanian Cemetery | 4401 W. 111th St., Chicago | 1903 | Primarily Lithuanian Catholic | ||
| Saint Gabriel Cemetery | 164th St. and Cicero Ave., Oak Forest | 1913 | Catholic (Potter's Field) | ||
| Saint Henry Cemetery | Devon Ave. and Ridge Ave., Chicago | 1863 | Catholic, churchyard | 41.997687°N 87.678438°W / 41.997687; -87.678438 | [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 Heights) | 2200 E. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights | 1907 | United Church of Christ (Protestant) | ||
| Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery | Schaumburg | 1863 | Lutheran | ||
| Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery | 6791 LaGrange Rd., Hodgkins | 1897 | Lutheran | ||
| Saint Johns Cemetery | Country Club Hills | 1850 | Lutheran | ||
| Saint John Cemetery (Glenview) | 4400 Phillips, Glenview | Lutheran | |||
| Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery | 3100 N. Thatcher Ave., River Grove | 1904 | Catholic | ||
| Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery (Wilmette) | Wilmette | 1843 | Catholic | ||
| Saint Luke Cemetery | 5300 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago | 1900 | Lutheran | ||
| Saint Marys Cemetery | 87th St. and Hamlin Ave., Evergreen Park | 1888 | Catholic | [23] | |
| Saint Mary's Cemetery | Des Plaines | 1883 | Catholic | ||
| Saint Mary's Cemetery (Divine Word) | 1945 Waukegan Rd., Northbrook | Catholic | |||
| Saint Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery | 16125 W. 127th St., Lemont | Lutheran | |||
| Saint Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery | 8494 Shermer Rd., Niles | 1840 | Lutheran | ||
| Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery | 1185 West Algonquin Rd., Palatine | 1958 | Catholic | ||
| Saint Nicholas Cemetery | 8901 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago | 1925 | Primarily Ukrainian Catholic | ||
| Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery | Matteson | Lutheran | |||
| Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery | 101 N. Elmhurst Ave., Mount Prospect | Lutheran | |||
| Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery | Flossmoor | Lutheran | |||
| Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery | 8520 Harms Rd., Skokie | Lutheran | |||
| Saint Peter Cemetery | 2845 Shermer Rd., Northbrook | ||||
| Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery | 8115 Niles Center Rd., Skokie | 1863 | Catholic | [24] | |
| Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery | Schaumburg | 1847 | Lutheran | ||
| Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery | Arlington Heights | Lutheran | |||
| Saint Peter's United Church of Christ Cemetery | 8530 Harms Rd., Skokie | 1880 | United Church of Christ (Protestant) | ||
| Saints Cyril and Methodius | Lemont | 1888 | Catholic | ||
| Salem Cemetery | Palatine | ||||
| Sauerbier – Burkhardt Cemetery | Crestwood | [25] | |||
| Shalom Memorial Park | 1700 W. Rand Rd., Arlington Heights | 1956 | Jewish | ||
| Sunset Memorial Lawns | 3100 Shermer Rd., Northbrook | 1890 | |||
| 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) | 863 Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park | 1873 | Non-religious specific | ||
| Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries (central div.), aka Waldheim Cemetery Company | 1400 S. Des Plaines, Forest Park | 1873 | Jewish | [26] | |
| Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries (East), aka Waldheim Cemetery Company | Forest Park | Jewish | [27] | ||
| Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries (West, incl. Joseph and Sons Inc.), aka Waldheim Cemetery Company | Berwyn area | Jewish | [28] | ||
| Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries – Free Sons of Israel Cemetery, aka Waldheim Cemetery Company | Berwyn area | 1874 | Jewish | [29] | |
| Washington Memorial Gardens | Thornton | ||||
| Westlawn Cemetery | 7801 W. Montrose Ave., Norridge | 1937 | Jewish | 41.9577°N 87.8272°W / 41.9577; -87.8272 | |
| Wheeling Cemetery | Wheeling | ||||
| Wolfrum Cemetery | Rolling Meadows | [30] | |||
| Woodlawn Cemetery | 7600 Cermak Rd., Forest Park | 1912 | [31] | ||
| Wunders Cemetery | 3963 N. Clark St., Chicago | 1859 | Primarily German Protestant (Lutheran) | [32] | |
| Zion Cemetery | Tinley Park | ||||
| Zion Lutheran Cemetery | Matteson |
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