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A visit to the Mount Oliver Memorial Park ...

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. Oliver Memorial Park ...

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

42.4689, -87.8659

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

The Mt. Oliver Memorial Park is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Waukegan. Waukegan lies just to the south southeast of the Mt. Oliver Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Oliver Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Oliver Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Wadsworth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107270 <5>
  • Spring Brook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery
  • Benton Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lake Mound Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lake Mound Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mound Cemetery
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
  • Mt. Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Kenosha County Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kenosha County Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha County Cemetery
  • South Bristol Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The South Bristol Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol Cemetery
  • Am Echod Jewish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Vale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Vale Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hickory Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Millburn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Millburn Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn Cemetery
    • Warren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
    • Greenridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Hosmer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Hosmer Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Waukegan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #443113 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Waukegan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108005 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Oliver Memorial Park.

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

  • Beach Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Zion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <6>
  • Winthrop Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
  • Wadsworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fossland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
  • Fossland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fossland is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
  • Old Mill Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spaulding Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
  • Millburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Millburn is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
  • Gurnee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Waukegan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lindenhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
      • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
      • Lindenhurst village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <6>
    • Grandwood Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandwood Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
    • Park City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Park City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,428 people
    • Kenosha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
    • North Chicago
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Chicago is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
    • Woodworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Venetian Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Venetian Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
    • Third Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gages Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Shangrila
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
    • Antioch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Villa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Villa is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
    • Great Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
    • Benet Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake

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. Oliver Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.

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

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. Oliver Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Lake 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. Oliver Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #414027  (Mount Oliver Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414027 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: Lake
      • Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Zion
      • Location given for Mount Oliver Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 42.4689096     Lon: -87.8659078
      • 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 Lake, 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' (or 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. Oliver Memorial Park) 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.