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A visit to the Eden Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Eden Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eden Memorial Park

Lat:   41.9538°   (41° 57' 13")

Lon:   -87.8733°   (-87° 52' 23")

The Eden Memorial Park is located in Cook County<1>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eden Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Eden Memorial Park.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eden Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Indian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Johannes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johannes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johannes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johannes Cemetery is located in DuPage County
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in DuPage County
  • Memorial Estates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Estates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Estates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Estates Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Memorial Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmwood Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Irving Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Acacia Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Westlawn Jewish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Jewish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westlawn Jewish Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Eden Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eden Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Schiller Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schiller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schiller Park
    • Schiller Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schiller Park <6>
  • Franklin Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Park <6>
  • Northlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
    • Northlake is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northlake <6>
  • River Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Norridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rosemont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
    • Rosemont is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemont <6>
  • Stone Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
    • Stone Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone Park <6>
  • Melrose Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dunning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harwood Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood Heights
    • Harwood Heights is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harwood Heights <6>
  • Bensenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Berkeley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
    • Berkeley is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <6>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Bellwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
      • Bellwood has also been known as:
      • Bellwood village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <6>
    • River Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
      • River Forest is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for River Forest <6>
    • Elmwood Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
      • Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmhurst <6>
    • Des Plaines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
      • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <6>
    • Hillside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maywood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wood Dale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Dale
      • Wood Dale is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Dale <6>
    • South Elmhurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Broadview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
      • Broadview is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <6>
    • Hines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Norma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
      • Norma is located in Cook County
    • Forest Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Forest Park is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <6>
    • Oak Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cragin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cragin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
      • Cragin is located in Cook County
    • Grayland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
      • Grayland is located in Cook County
    • Niles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Eden Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eden Memorial Park.

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 websites either 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 Eden Memorial Park:

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 Eden Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #407766  (Eden Memorial Park Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #407766 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: River Forest
    • County: Cook         Elev: 196
    • Location given for GNIS #407766 (Eden Memorial Park Cemetery)

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Eden Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9538, Longitude: -87.8733    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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