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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 Getty Tomb ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Getty Tomb

Lat:   41.9606°   (41° 57' 38")

Lon:   -87.6612°   (-87° 39' 40")

The Getty Tomb is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies just to the south southeast of the Getty Tomb .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Getty Tomb.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Getty Tomb, with the nearest first.

  • St. Henry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosehill Mausoleum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Mausoleum
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosehill Mausoleum is located in Cook County
  • Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beth El Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107681 <5>
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian National Cemetery
    • The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • The Bohemian National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216236 <5>
  • Montrose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • The St. Luke Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Lucas Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107959 <5>
  • Couch Mausoleum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Couch Mausoleum
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Couch Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Couch Mausoleum is located in Cook County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chicago.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105009 <5>
  • New Light Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Light Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Niles Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #362616 <5>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • B'nai Abraham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Abraham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Abraham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
      • The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Mayriv Cemetery
    • Rosemont Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemont Park Cemetery
      • The Rosemont Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • The Rosemont Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosemont Cemetery
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106862 <5>
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • The St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Bohemian Cemetery
      • Old Polish Cemetery
      • St. Adalbert Cemetery
      • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107817 <5>
    • Norwood Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwood Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Union Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Getty Tomb.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Getty Tomb, with the nearest first.

  • Buena Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
    • Buena Park is located in Cook County
  • Bowmanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
    • Bowmanville is located in Cook County
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Cook County
  • Carl Sandburg Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Sandburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Sandburg Village
    • Carl Sandburg Village is located in Cook County
  • Birchwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
    • Birchwood is located in Cook County
  • Pacific Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pacific Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
    • Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
  • West Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
    • West Town is located in Cook County
  • Swede Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swede Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
    • Swede Town is located in Cook County
  • Lincolnwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
    • Grayland is located in Cook County
  • South Evanston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Evanston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
    • South Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Cragin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cragin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
    • Cragin is located in Cook County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chicago
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jefferson Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
      • Jefferson Park is located in Cook County
    • Evanston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Moreland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moreland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Cook County
    • Skokie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
      • Skokie is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <7>
    • Elmwood Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Harwood Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
    • Dunning
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
      • Dunning is located in Cook County
    • Oak Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Cook County
    • Wilmette
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morton Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Niles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Norridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Getty Tomb. The following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Getty Tomb.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Getty Tomb:

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 Getty Tomb:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1829769  (Getty Tomb)
    • Note: GNIS record #1829769 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: Chicago Loop
    • County: Cook         Elev: 181
    • Location given for GNIS #1829769 (Getty Tomb)

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

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

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 Cook, 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' 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 Getty Tomb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9606, Longitude: -87.6612       In this case, the coordinates for the Getty Tomb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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