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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. 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 New Light Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   42.0048°   (42° 0' 17")

Lon:   -87.7256°   (-87° 43' 32")

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 .

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)
  • Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian National Cemetery
    • The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Rosehill Mausoleum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Mausoleum
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosehill Mausoleum is located in Cook County
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Henry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwood Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dewes Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Beth Jacob Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Jacob Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      • The Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wunder's Cemetery
      • The Wunder's Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • The Wunder's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wunders Lutheran Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Getty Tomb
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Getty Tomb
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Getty Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Getty Tomb is located in Cook County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jefferson Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Jefferson Park is located in Cook County
  • Skokie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <6>
  • Bowmanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
    • Bowmanville is located in Cook County
  • Grayland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
    • Grayland is located in Cook County
  • Birchwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
    • Birchwood is located in Cook County
  • South Evanston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Evanston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
    • South Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Evanston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harwood Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood Heights
    • Harwood Heights is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harwood Heights <6>
  • Wilmette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Golf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morton Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
      • Dunning is located in Cook County
    • Maplewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Maplewood is located in Cook County
    • Buena Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
      • Buena Park is located in Cook County
    • Kenilworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenilworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenilworth <6>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cragin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
      • Cragin is located in Cook County
    • Pacific Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pacific Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
      • Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
    • River Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grove
      • River Grove is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for River Grove <6>
    • Moreland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moreland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Cook County
    • West Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
      • West Town is located in Cook County
    • Northfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <6>
    • Glenview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnetka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnetka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
      • Winnetka is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnetka <6>
    • Rosemont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Rosemont is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemont <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 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 first visit 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:

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: GNIS record #414444 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: Evanston
    • County: Cook         Elev: 183
    • Location given for GNIS #414444 (New Light 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the New Light Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0048, Longitude: -87.7256       In this case, the coordinates for the New Light 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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