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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Memorial Park Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Memorial Park Cemetery (FG ID #106862)

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 Memorial Park Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.0604°   (42° 3' 37")

Lon:   -87.7385°   (-87° 44' 18")

The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Memorial Park Cemetery .

Name Variations for Memorial Park Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Memorial Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Memorial Park Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Cook County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Memorial Park Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Memorial Park Cemetery.

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

    • Skokie
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
    • Wilmette
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Morton Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Evanston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kenilworth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenilworth <5>
    • Golf
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lincolnwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Evanston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Evanston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
      • South Evanston is located in Cook County
    • Northfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <5>
    • Winnetka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnetka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
      • Winnetka is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnetka <5>
    • Niles
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Glencoe
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
        • Glencoe is located in Cook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,747 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
      • Colonial Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
        • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
      • Park Ridge
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Braeside
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braeside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
        • Braeside is located in Lake County
      • Northbrook
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook
        • Northbrook is located in Cook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,657 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northbrook <5>
      • Techny
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Covenant Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
        • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
      • Harwood Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • 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 <5>
      • Ravinia
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
        • Ravinia is located in Lake County
      • Des Plaines
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • 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 <5>
      • Rosemont
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • 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 <5>
      • Norridge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunning
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
        • Dunning is located in Cook County

    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 Memorial Park Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cook County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Memorial Park Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmette.
      • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gross Point Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188989 <1>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dewes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dewes Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewes Cemetery
    • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Beth Jacob Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Jacob Cemetery
    • New Light Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Light Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
    • Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Maryhill Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maryhill Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Niles.
      • The Maryhill Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mary Hill Cemetery
      • Maryhill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106764 <1>
    • St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107817 <1>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105009 <1>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Memorial Lawns
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgewood Memorial Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Ridgewood Memorial Park is located in Cook County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgewood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Glenview.
        • The Ridgewood Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Ridgewood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgewood Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107685 <1>
      • Norwood Park Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Norwood Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Park Cemetery
      • Montrose Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • St. Luke Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • The St. Luke Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Lucas Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107959 <1>
      • Ridge Lawn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Lawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107681 <1>
      • Bohemian National Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian National Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216236 <1>
      • Rosehill Mausoleum
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rosehill Mausoleum is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Mausoleum
      • Rosehill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Henry Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry Cemetery

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

    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 Memorial Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #413393  (Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #413393 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: Evanston
      • County: Cook         Elev: 191
      • Location given for GNIS #413393 (Memorial Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #106862

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

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

    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 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memorial Park Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0604, Longitude: -87.7385    
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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