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A visit to the Getty Tomb ...

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 Getty Tomb ...

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

41.9606, -87.6612

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The St. Henry Cemetery is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henry Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosehill Mausoleum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rosehill Mausoleum is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Mausoleum
  • Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Bohemian National Cemetery is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian National Cemetery
    • The Bohemian National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
    • 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)
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
    • 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)
    • The Couch Mausoleum is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Mausoleum
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The New Light Cemetery is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
  • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • B'nai Abraham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Abraham Cemetery
    • Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
      • The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Mayriv Cemetery
    • Rosemont Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Rosemont Park Cemetery is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park Cemetery
      • The Rosemont Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosemont Cemetery
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
      • 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)
    • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Norwood Park Cemetery is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Park Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 28 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)
    • Buena Park is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
  • Bowmanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bowmanville is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Carl Sandburg Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Carl Sandburg Village is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Sandburg Village
  • Birchwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Birchwood is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Albany Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Albany Park is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Park
  • Pacific Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pacific Junction is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
  • West Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • West Town is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
  • Swede Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Swede Town is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
  • Lincolnwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Grayland is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
  • South Evanston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Evanston is also located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cragin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cragin is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
    • Chicago
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Chicago is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <6>
    • Jefferson Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson Park is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Evanston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Moreland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Moreland is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Skokie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Skokie is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <6>
    • Elmwood Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Harwood Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dunning
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dunning is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
    • Oak Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cicero
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cicero is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <6>
    • Bridgeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • 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)
      • Niles is also located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,615 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <6>
    • 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 like to start with 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:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Cook 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 Getty Tomb:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1829769  (Getty Tomb)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1829769 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: Cook
      • Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chicago Loop
      • Location given for Getty Tomb:
      • Lat: 41.9605877     Lon: -87.6611668
      • 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Getty Tomb) 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.