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A visit to the Montrose 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 Montrose Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Montrose Cemetery (FG ID #106944)

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 Montrose Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.9808°   (41° 58' 50")

Lon:   -87.7325°   (-87° 43' 57")

The Montrose Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

Adjacent to the Montrose Cemetery and just to the south is the Saint Luke Cemetery.

While not adjacent, the Bohemian National Cemetery is directly east of the Montrose Cemetery.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies just to the southeast of the Montrose Cemetery .

Establishment of the Montrose Cemetery ...

The Montrose Cemetery was founded in 1902.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Montrose Cemetery.<4>

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

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<3> of the Montrose Cemetery.

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

  • Lincolnwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jefferson Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Grayland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
    • Grayland is located in Cook County
  • Bowmanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
    • Bowmanville is located in Cook County
  • Harwood Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Skokie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
  • Norridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dunning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cragin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cragin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
    • Cragin is located in Cook County
  • Pacific Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Cook County
  • Buena Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Birchwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
      • Birchwood is located in Cook County
    • South Evanston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Niles
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmwood Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
      • West Town is located in Cook County
    • Golf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evanston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morton Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • River Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moreland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilmette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Schiller Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schiller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
    • River Forest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
    • Oak Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Swede Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swede Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
      • Swede Town is located in Cook County
    • Carl Sandburg Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Sandburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Sandburg Village
      • Carl Sandburg Village is located in Cook County
    • Kenilworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rosemont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>

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 Montrose Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cook County.

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

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 Montrose Cemetery:

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 Montrose Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #413755  (Montrose Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #413755 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: 186
    • Location given for GNIS #413755 (Montrose Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #106944

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 Montrose Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9808, Longitude: -87.7325    
<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 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.
<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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