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A visit to the Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery ...

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 Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery:

41.8142, -87.7898

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies just to the east northeast of the Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #217490 <5>
  • Waldheim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldheim Cemetery
  • Joseph and Sons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Free Sons of Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldheim Jewish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • Waldheim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldheim Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
    • The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • German Waldheim Cemetery
    • Waldheim German Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105696 <5>
  • Menorah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Menorah Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menorah Cemetery
  • Parkholm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Parkholm Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkholm Cemetery
  • LaGrange Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
  • Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ressurection Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ressurection Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Justice.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107652 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Resurrection Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Justice.
      • The Resurrection Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Resurrection Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107652 <5>
    • Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery
      • The Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Glen Oak Cemetery
      • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107263 <5>
    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Hodgkins.
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107905 <5>
    • Lithuanian National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Archer Woods Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethania Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Justice.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104715 <5>
    • Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hillside.
      • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107602 <5>
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Marias Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107988 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Forest View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stickney
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • LaVergne
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • LaVergne is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaVergne
  • Lyons
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McCook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • North Riverside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Riverside is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Riverside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,346 people
  • Riverside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Bedford Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Elsdon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Elsdon is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elsdon
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cicero
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hodgkins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burbank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Broadview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • La Grange Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • La Grange
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Countryside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Justice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • River Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chicago Lawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn
    • Maywood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moreland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Moreland is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Oak Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Westchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Western Springs
      (5 miles [8 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 Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cook County.

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

  • 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 Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #413931  (Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413931 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: 182 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Berwyn
      • Location given for Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.8141987     Lon: -87.7897784
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Auburn Memorial 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>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.
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