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A visit to the Mount Forest Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Mt. Forest Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.5720°   (41° 34' 19")

Lon:   -87.6053°   (-87° 36' 19")

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

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Forest Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Forest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Homewood Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homewood Memorial Gardens
    • The Homewood Memorial Gardens is located in Cook County
    • The Homewood Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106233 <5>
  • Washington Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens is located in Cook County
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104564 <5>
  • First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Calumet City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106223 <5>
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Berger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berger Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Coopers Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coopers Grove Cemetery is located in Cook County
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    • Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • St. James Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • County Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)

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 Mt. Forest Cemetery.

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

  • Thornton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Thornton is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <6>
  • Glenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • South Holland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Holland
    • South Holland is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Holland <6>
  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Globe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Cook County
  • East Hazel Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hazel Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
    • East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
  • Phoenix
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
  • Lansing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
  • Dolton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
    • Dolton is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolton <6>
  • Harvey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flossmoor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flossmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flossmoor
    • Flossmoor is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flossmoor <6>
  • Chicago Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Ford Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Heights
      • Ford Heights is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford Heights <6>
    • Lynwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
      • Lynwood is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <6>
    • Calumet City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixmoor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmoor
      • Dixmoor is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,518 people
    • Markham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
      • Markham is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <6>
    • Hazel Crest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Olympia Fields
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympia Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia Fields
      • Olympia Fields is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia Fields <6>
    • Riverdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,912 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <6>
    • Munster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <6>
    • Hammond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <6>
    • Burnham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
    • Posen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Chicago Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chicago Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
      • South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Sauk Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dyer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <6>
    • Calumet Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Park
      • Calumet Park is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet Park <6>
    • Hegewisch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hegewisch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
      • Hegewisch is located in Cook County
    • Country Club Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Hills
      • Country Club Hills is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Country Club Hills <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 Mt. Forest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cook County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Forest 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 Mt. Forest Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #413960  (Mount Forest Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #413960 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: Calumet City
    • County: Cook         Elev: 189
    • Location given for GNIS #413960 (Mount Forest Cemetery)

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

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

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Forest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5720, Longitude: -87.6053       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Forest Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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