A visit to the Lake Forest Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lake Forest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lake Forest Cemetery (FG ID #106514).
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 Lake Forest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lake Forest Cemetery:
42.2681, -87.8318
The Lake Forest Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Waukegan. Waukegan lies just to the north of the Lake Forest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Forest Cemetery.
Establishment of the Lake Forest Cemetery ...
The Lake Forest Cemetery was established in 1857.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lake Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lake Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Sheridan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Shore Garden of Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ascension Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Am Echod Jewish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Serbian Monastery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sant Sava Monastery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lawn Cemetery
- Deerfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Gridley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
- Wheeling Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Northfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northfield Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Lake Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lake Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Great Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mettawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Chicago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bannockburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waukegan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincolnshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,428 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vernon Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Riverwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ravinia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Spaulding Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aptakisic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Braeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Gurnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mundelein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gages Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Lake Forest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lake Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Deerfield
- Glencoe
- Great Lakes
- Gurnee
- Lake Bluff
- Lake Forest
- Libertyville
- Mundelein
- North Chicago
- Vernon Hills
- Waukegan
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #106514
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411711 (Lake Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411711 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: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waukegan
- Location given for Lake Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2675229 Lon: -87.8322914
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Forest 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |