This Chicago and Cook County Cemetery list is a thumbnail reference of the cemeteries and burial grounds within the present boundaries of Cook County. Unlike other cemetery sources and lists, this site will include those cemeteries that are endangered, abandoned, or have vanished. In addition there are many cross references to cemeteries that have been known under more than one name.
All of these cemeteries will eventually appear in greater detail as blog posts where you will find historical information and much more.
Cemeteries that have already appeared in posts contain a link which will take you directly to the relevant blog post.
Cady Cemetery
- West side of Ela Road,
- ¼ mile south of Dundee Road (Route 68)
- Palatine ( Formerly Deer Grove), Cook County, Illinois 60067
- Barrington Township
- Section: SW 1/4 8 Township 42 Range: 10
- Latitude/Longitude: 420748N 0880556W
- Open: 1841
Calvary Cemetery – (Old)
(Vanished) Chicago (See Catholic Cemetery, Chicago North Twp)
Ten Cemeteries and Wrigley Field
Calvary Cemetery Bloom Township
- North side of Steger Road, East of Western Avenue
- Steger, Cook County, Illinois 60475
- Bloom Township
- Section: SE 1/4 SW 1/4 31 Township 35 Range: 14
- Latitude/Longitude: 412816N 0874006W
- Open: 1925
Calvary Cemetery Evanston
- (Also known as: New Catholic, New Calvary)
- 301 Chicago Avenue, east side of street (Clark Street in Chicago)
- Evanston, Cook County, Illinois 60202
- Evanston Township
- Section: 29 Township 41 Range: 14
- Latitude/Longitude: 420130N 0874020W
- Open: 1859
Calvary Cemetery‑Chicago
(See Catholic Cemetery) North Township
Ten Cemeteries and Wrigley Field
Camp Douglas Cemetery
- Vanished
- Camp between 31st & 39th, from Cottage Grove to Forest Avenue
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60616
- South Township
- Section: 34 Township 39 Range: 14
- Open: 1862
Catholic Bohemian Burying Ground
Niles Township (See Saint Adalbert)
Catholic Burying Ground
North Township (See Catholic Cemetery)
Catholic Cemetery
Evanston Township (See Calvary Cemetery)
Catholic Cemetery – Chicago 1842
- Vanished
- (Also known as: First Calvary, Old Catholic, North Ave Burying Ground)
- Bounded by North, Schiller, Wolcott (now State),
- and Lake Michigan (Then approx. Astor Street )
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60610
- North Township
- Section: 3 Township 39 Range: 14
- Open: 1842
Catholic Cemetery – Chicago 1842
Ten Cemeteries and Wrigley Field
Catholic Cemetery ‑ Oak Forest
Bremen Township (See Saint Gabriel’s)
Catholic German Cemetery
Lakeview Township (See Saint Boniface)
Cedar Park Cemetery and Funeral Home
- 12540 South Halsted Street
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60643
- Calumet Township
- Section: 29 Township 37 Range: 13
- Latitude/Longitude: 413956N 0873838W
- Open: 1923
Cedarcrest Cemetery
Also known as Schween’s Grove Cemetery, Timbercrest Cemetery
Cemetery at Sag Bridge
Lemont Township (See Saint James Catholic Cemetery)
Cemetery of the Congregation of Sinai
Chicago (See Sinai Cemetery) Lakeview Township
Cemetery of the Congregation of the Nourished
Proviso Township (See Jewish Waldheim)
Cemetery of the Congregation of the Sons of Peace
Lakeview Township (See Hebrew Cemetery)
Cemetery of the Free Sons of Israel
Proviso Township (See Jewish Waldheim)
Cemetery of the Hebrew Benevolent Society
Lakeview Township (See Hebrew Cemetery)
Central Cemetery Co of Illinois Skokie
(See Memorial Park Cemetery) Niles Township
Ceperley Burying Ground
Northfield Township (See Russell Cemetery)
Chapel Hill Gardens ‑ South
- (Also known as: Sleepy Hollow Memorial Park, South Chapel Hill Gardens Inc)
- 5501 West 111th Street (at Central Avenue)
- Alsip, Cook County, Illinois 60658
- Worth Township
- Section: E1/2 NW1/4 NW 1/4 21 Township 37 Range: 13
- Latitude/Longitude: 414113W 0874516W
- Open: 1925
Charity Cemetery
Proviso Township
(See a variety of cemeteries within Jewish Waldheim
that were established for charity purposes)
Chevra Gmilat Chasadim Ubikur Cholim
Chicago (See Hebrew Cemetery) Lakeview Township
Chevra Kadisha Ubikar Cholim Cemetery
6600 West Addison Street Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60634
Jefferson Township Section: 19 Township 40 Range: 13
Open: 1887
Chevra Kadisha Ubikar Cholim
Chicago (See Hebrew Cemetery) Lakeview Township
Chicago Cemetery
Chicago (See City Cemetery) North Township
Ten Cemeteries and Wrigley Field
Chicago Cemetery Association
(See Lincoln Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, or Ever Rest Cemetery)
Chicago Avenue Cemetery
Chicago (See North Side Cemetery) North Township
Northside Cemetery – Chicago 1835
Chicago Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
(See Hebrew Cemetery) Lake View Township
Chicago Park Cemetery
Chicago (See Mount Auburn Cemetery) Lake Township
Chicago State Hospital Cemetery
Jefferson Township (See Cook County Cemetery at Dunning) New Grounds
Cook County Cemetery at Dunning
Chicago Suburban Cemetery
Broadview (See Menorah Gardens Cemetery) Proviso Township
Cholera Cemetery – Chicago 1835
- Vanished
- (Also known as: Cholera Cemetery at Fort Dearborn)
- NW corner Lake Street and Wabash Ave
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60601 South Township
- Section: 10 Township 39 Range: 14
- Open: 1832
Cholera Cemetery – Chicago 1835
Christ Church Cemetery
- (Also known as: Garland Cemetery)
- West side of Sheridan Road, at Humboldt, south of Tower Road
- Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois 60093
- New Trier Township Section: 16 & 17 Township 42 Range: 13
- Open: 1876
Christ Lutheran Cemetery
- East side of 82nd Avenue, 1/2 mile south of 143rd street
- Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois 60477
- Orland Township
- Section: N 1/2 SE 1/4 11 Township 36 Range: 12
- Open: 1895 or early
Church of the Holy Comforter
(See Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter)
Church of the United Brethren (old)
vanished (See Emanual Cemetery ) Northfield Township
City Cemetery
- Vanished
- (Also known as: Chicago Cemetery, Old City Cemetery, Lincoln Park Cemetery, Protestant Cemetery)
- North of North Ave. to Webster, and east of Clark to the Lake
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60614
- North Township
- Section: E1/2 SE 1/4 33 Township 40 Range: 14
- Latitude/Longitude: 415447N 0873754W
- Open: 1837
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Common Acre –
West Bank/North Branch of Chicago River
- Vanished
- Estimated Location Along the West bank of north branch of the Chicago River, starting north of Kinzie Street (400 North), including the vicinity of Grand Avenue (500 North – formerly Indiana Ave) and possibly continuing to about 600 north, now the Ohio street extension (600 north) of the Kennedy Expressway
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60614
- West Township
- Section: 4,5, & 9 Township 39 Range: 14
- Open between: 1820 – 1840 approx.
Common Burial Ground at Fort Dearborn
- Vanished
- (Also known as: Fort Cemetery, Garrison Cemetery)
- On the lakeshore, South of the old Fort Dearborn
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60601
- South Township
- Section: E 1/2 10 Township 39 Range: 14
- Open between : about 1816 – 1835
Concordia Cemetery
- 7900 W Madison Street
- Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois 60130
- Proviso Township
- Section: W1/2 NW1/4 Sec13 NE1/4 14 Township 39 Range: 12
- Latitude/Longitude: 415237N 0874930W
- First Burial: July 7, 1872.
Congregation A D Hamedrash Hagadol (West Jewish)
- (Also known as: Jewish Oakwoods)
- 71st and Ellis Avenue
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60619
- Hyde Park Township
- Section: 23 Township 41 Range: 9
Congregation Anshe Sholan (East Jewish)
- (Also known as: Jewish Oakwoods)
- 71st and Ellis Avenue
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60619
- Hyde Park Township
- Section: 23 Township 41 Range: 9
Congregation Beth El of Chicago
Jefferson Township (See Beth El)
Cemetery of Congregation of the North Side
(See Jewish Waldheim)
Congregation of the Son’s of Peace
Lakeview Township (See Mt. Mayriv ‑ old)
Congregation Temple Isaiah
Jefferson Township (See Mt. Isaiah)
Cook County Cemetery at Dunning
Cook County Cemetery at Dunning ‑ Old Grounds
- Vanished
- (Also known as: County, County Ground, County Farm Cemetery, Cook County Potter’s Field, Poor House Cemetery, Dunning, Dunning Cemetery, Read Zone Dunning Memorial Park)
- Cook County Poor Farm property, West of Narragansett on Belle Plaine
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60634 Jefferson Township
- Section: E1/2 of SE1/4 18 Township 40 Range: 13
- Office: No Original Acres: Current Size:20+
- Open between: 1851 and 1890
http://www.cookcountycemetery.com
Cook County Cemetery ‑ New Grounds
- Also known as: County, County Ground, County Farm Cemetery, Poor House Cemetery, Cook County Potter’s Field, Dunning Dunning Cemetery, New Grounds, State Hospital Cemetery/Chicago State Hospital Cemetery (after 1912), “Cemetery #3” (on plaque but misleading)
- Memorial can be seen on Oak Park Avenue, approx. 700 feet north of Irving Park
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60634 Jefferson Township
- Section: E1/2 SW 1/4 18 Township 40 Range: 13
- Open between: 1890 and some time after 1922
http://www.cookcountycemetery.com
Cook County Cemetery at Oak Forest
- (Also known as: Oak Forest Cemetery, Cook County Potters Field)
- 159th and Crawford on Grounds of Oak Forest Hospital
- Oak Forest, Cook County, Illinois 60452
- Bremen Township
- Section: 22 Township 36 Range: 13
- Latitude/Longitude: 413608N 0874310W
- Office: No Original Acres: Current Size:
- Open between: 1910 – and about 1970
http://www.cookcountycemetery.com
Cooper’s Grove Cemetery
- (Also known as: St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery)
- South Side of 183rd Street between Pulaski and Cicero Avenue
- Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois 60477
- Rich Township
- Section: 3 Township 35 Range: 13
- Open: 1850
County Cemetery
Bremen Township (See Cook County Cemetery at Oak Forest)
County Cemetery
Jefferson Township (See Cook County Cemetery at Jefferson)
County Line Cemetery ‑ Northfield
(See Daggitt Cemetery in Lake County Cemetery Guide)
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