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A visit to the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery:

42.3711, -87.8776

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Am Echod Jewish Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Waukegan. Waukegan lies just to the east southeast of the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Am Echod Jewish Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • North Shore Garden of Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Waukegan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108005 <5>
  • Warren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Warren Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Waukegan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #443113 <5>
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
  • Highland Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Serbian Monastery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sant Sava Monastery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ascension Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ascension Catholic Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Catholic Cemetery
    • The Ascension Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ascension Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104562 <5>
  • Benton Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lake Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake Mound Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mound Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Druce Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Druce Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druce Cemetery
    • Lake County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Mt. Oliver Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Wadsworth.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107270 <5>
    • Millburn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Millburn Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Lake Forest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Am Echod Jewish Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Spaulding Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
  • Park City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Park City is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,428 people
  • Waukegan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gurnee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North Chicago
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Chicago is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
  • Wadsworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Great Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beach Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gages Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Green Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <6>
  • Grandwood Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grandwood Park is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lake Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Mill Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Third Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Libertyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Winthrop Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Millburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Millburn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
    • Grayslake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Russell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Russell is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Mettawa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lindenhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
      • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
      • Lindenhurst village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <6>
    • Hainesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mundelein
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fossland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
    • Fossland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fossland is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
    • Venetian Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Venetian Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lake County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Am Echod Jewish Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Lake County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Am Echod Jewish Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1955659  (Am Echod Jewish Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1955659 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Lake
      • Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Libertyville
      • Location given for Am Echod Jewish Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.3711329     Lon: -87.8775731
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Am Echod Jewish Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.