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A visit to the Norwood Park 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 Norwood Park Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norwood Park Cemetery:

42.0003, -87.8003

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

The Norwood Park Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Norwood Park Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Norwood Park Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Norwood Park Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Beth Jacob Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
  • Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maryhill Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maryhill Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Niles.
    • The Maryhill Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mary Hill Cemetery
    • Maryhill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106764 <5>
  • Town of Maine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Town of Maine Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town of Maine Cemetery
    • The Town of Maine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maine Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106714 <5>
  • All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108820 <5>
  • Westlawn Jewish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Acacia Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Acacia Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104486 <5>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Irving Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Irving Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Irving Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
      • The Irving Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Irving Park Boulevard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106325 <5>
    • Rosemont Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Rosemont Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park Cemetery
      • The Rosemont Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosemont Cemetery
    • B'nai Abraham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
      • The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Mayriv Cemetery
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Montrose Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • New Light Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The New Light Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
    • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Dewes Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewes Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Norwood Park Cemetery.

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

  • Niles
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Norridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harwood Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
  • Morton Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Park Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rosemont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dunning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dunning is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
  • Lincolnwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Skokie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Golf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Schiller Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grayland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Grayland is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
    • Albany Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Albany Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Park
    • Glenview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • River Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Elmwood Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cragin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cragin is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
    • Bowmanville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bowmanville is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
    • Des Plaines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Evanston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Evanston is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
    • Evanston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grove is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Wilmette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Norma is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma

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 Norwood Park Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norwood Park Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Norwood Park 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 Norwood Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1956538  (Norwood Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1956538 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: 194 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Park Ridge
      • Location given for Norwood Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0003086     Lon: -87.8003397
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norwood Park 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.