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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.
Cemeteries in Cook County, Illinois (6 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Cemeteries in Illinois by county" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Most counties in Illinois were named after early American leaders, especially of the American Revolutionary War, ... Population [5] Area [2] Map Adams County: 001 ...
Pages in category "Cemeteries in Illinois" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... List of cemeteries in Ogle County, Illinois; Ottawa ...
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 ...
Combined, the various burial sites at Dickson Mounds comprehensively represent all of the known eras of Native American culture in Illinois. [8] Excavation and analysis of over eight hundred Native American skeletons from these burial sites indicate a transition from hunting and gathering to an agrarian economy and significant health changes in the population as a result of this transition. [9]
When Illinois became a sovereign state in 1818, the Ordinance no longer applied, and there were about 900 slaves in the state. As the southern part of the state, known as "Egypt", was largely settled by migrants from the South, the section was hostile to free blacks and allowed settlers to bring slaves with them for labor.
This is a list of properties and districts in Illinois that are on the National Register of Historic Places.There are over 1,900 in total. Of these, 85 are National Historic Landmarks.