List of cemeteries in Cook County, Illinois

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. This list does not include pet cemeteries.

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List

Name	Location	Established	Type	Coordinates	Notes
Acacia Park Cemetery	7800 W. Irving Park Rd., Norridge	1922	Masonic	41°57′16″N87°49′25″W / 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°03′44″N87°53′35″W / 42.0622°N 87.8930°W / 42.0622; -87.8930
All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery	9201 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago	1895	Catholic
Altenheim Cemetery	7824 Madison St., 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°37′51″N87°46′15″W / 41.6308°N 87.7708°W / 41.6308; -87.7708
Baker-Johnson Cemetery
Barrington Center Cemetery (Miller's Grove)	Barrington Hills	1834		42°06′41″N88°11′40″W / 42.11140°N 88.19437°W / 42.11140; -88.19437
Barrington Union Cemetery (Henry Smith)	Barrington Hills			42°07′30″N88°13′11″W / 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°58′38″N87°43′34″W / 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°39′45″N87°43′47″W / 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°01′30″N87°40′21″W / 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°02′23″N87°59′00″W / 42.0396°N 87.9834°W / 42.0396; -87.9834
Elliott Cemetery	Harvey area
Elmwood Cemetery	2905 Thatcher Rd., River Grove		Primarily Greek	41°55′55″N87°49′49″W / 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°52′11″N87°49′11″W / 41.8698°N 87.8198°W / 41.8698; -87.8198
Forest Park Cemetery
Franciscan Cemetery
German Cemetery	Palatine area			42°06′29″N88°02′52″W / 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°57′16″N87°39′44″W / 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°41′09″N87°46′09″W / 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°06′29″N88°02′53″W / 42.10817°N 88.04793°W / 42.10817; -88.04793
Irving Park Cemetery	7777 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago	1918		41°56′59″N87°49′23″W / 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°40′12″N87°42′09″W / 41.6701°N 87.7026°W / 41.6701; -87.7026
Lithuanian National Cemetery	Justice	1911	Primarily Lithuanian	41°44′28″N87°50′44″W / 41.7411°N 87.8455°W / 41.7411; -87.8455	[12]
Lutheran Home Cemetery	Arlington Heights
Lyonsville Cemetery	Indian Head Park			41°45′55″N87°53′45″W / 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°58′51″N87°43′59″W / 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°51′51″N87°54′27″W / 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°59′52″N87°40′42″W / 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°57′28″N87°49′38″W / 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

See also

• List of cemeteries in Illinois

References

1. "Concordia and Altenheim Cemeteries". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
2. "Bethania Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
3. "Cemeteries Beth-El / Ridgelawn Cemeteries". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
4. "Bohemian National Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
5. "Calvary Catholic Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
6. "Cook County Cemetery, Dunning". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
7. "Chicago City Cemetery: Couch Mausoleum". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
8. "Douglas Memorial Park". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
9. "Oak Ridge & Glen Oak". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
10. "Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
11. "Jewish Graceland". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
12. "Lithuanian National Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
13. "Montrose Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
14. "Mount Greenwood Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
15. "Mount Hope Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
16. "New Light Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
17. "Resurrection Catholic Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
18. "Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
19. "St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
20. "Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
21. "St. James - Sag Bridge". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
22. "St. James Cemetery, Sauk Village". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
23. "St. Mary Catholic Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
24. "Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
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30. "Wolfrum Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
31. "Woodlawn Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
32. "Wunder's Cemetery". Graveyards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.