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This list of cemeteries in 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.
On December 11, 1859, the Forest Cemetery Association was founded to oversee the property. Subscriptions were issued to interested parties to fund the cemetery's development. Samuel F. Miller, a civil engineer for the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad, developed a cemetery plan in 1860. However, it provided irregularly shaped lots and a poor ...
On December 3, 1818, Illinois became the 21st U.S. state. Early U.S. expansion began in the south part of the state and quickly spread northward, driving out the native residents. In 1832, some Native American "Indians" returned from Iowa but were driven out in the Black Hawk War , fought by militia.
Pages in category "Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A natural cemetery, eco-cemetery, green cemetery or conservation cemetery, is a new style of cemetery as an area set aside for natural burials (with or without coffins). Natural burials are motivated by a desire to be environmentally conscious with the body rapidly decomposing and becoming part of the natural environment without incurring the ...
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)
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Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road. Among the cemetery's 121 acres (49 ha) are the burial sites of several well-known Chicagoans. [3]