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A visit to the Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens ...

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. Glenwood Memory Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens:

41.5550, -87.6137

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

The Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Homewood Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Homewood Memorial Gardens is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Memorial Gardens
    • 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 northwest)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
    • The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104564 <5>
  • Mt. Forest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mt. Forest Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Forest Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Berger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Berger Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Coopers Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elliott Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • County Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The County Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
    • St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Anne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Steger.
      • The Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105615 <5>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Glenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Thornton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • South Holland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • East Hazel Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Flossmoor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chicago Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ford Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lansing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Olympia Fields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Phoenix
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Phoenix is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
  • Lynwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Harvey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Globe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Globe is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Hazel Crest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Park Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Chicago Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Steger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sauk Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixmoor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixmoor is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmoor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,518 people
    • Munster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <6>
    • Calumet City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dolton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Markham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Country Club Hills
      (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. Glenwood Memory Gardens. 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. Glenwood Memory Gardens.

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 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. Glenwood Memory Gardens:

  • 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. Glenwood Memory Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #413964  (Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413964 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: 189 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Calumet City
      • Location given for Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens:
      • Lat: 41.5550348     Lon: -87.6136553
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.