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A visit to the New Light 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 New Light Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Light Cemetery:

42.0048, -87.7256

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

The New Light Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the New Light Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Light Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the New Light Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Montrose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Montrose Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Montrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106944 <5>
  • Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beth El Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107681 <5>
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
    • The St. Luke Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Lucas Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107959 <5>
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
    • The Bohemian National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216236 <5>
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Niles Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #362616 <5>
  • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosehill Mausoleum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rosehill Mausoleum is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Mausoleum
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Henry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henry Cemetery
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106862 <5>
  • St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Bohemian Cemetery
    • Old Polish Cemetery
    • St. Adalbert Cemetery
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107817 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Norwood Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Norwood Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Park Cemetery
    • Union Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chicago.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105009 <5>
    • Dewes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dewes Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewes Cemetery
    • Beth Jacob Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      • The Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hebrew Benevolent Cemetery
      • Jewish Graceland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #536866 <5>
    • Wunder's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wunder's Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunder's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wunder's Cemetery is located in Buena Park.
      • The Wunder's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wunders Lutheran Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Buena Park.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105864 <5>
    • Getty Tomb
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Getty Tomb is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getty Tomb

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 New Light Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Light Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lincolnwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jefferson Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
  • Albany Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Albany Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Park
  • Skokie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bowmanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowmanville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
  • Grayland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Grayland is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
  • Birchwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Birchwood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • South Evanston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Evanston is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
  • Evanston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harwood Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilmette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Golf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Morton Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Niles
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Norridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunning
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunning is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
    • Maplewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Maplewood is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Buena Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Buena Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
    • Kenilworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Park Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elmwood Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cragin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cragin is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
    • Pacific Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
    • River Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moreland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Moreland is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • West Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Town is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
    • Northfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnetka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rosemont
      (7 miles [11.3 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 New Light Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Light 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 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 New Light 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 New Light Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #414444  (New Light Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414444 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: 183 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Evanston
      • Location given for New Light Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0047535     Lon: -87.7256148
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Light 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.