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A visit to the Saint Matthews Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Matthews Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 St. Matthews Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthews Cemetery

Lat:   42.0356°   (42° 2' 8")

Lon:   -87.8037°   (-87° 48' 13")

The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Matthews Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 St. Matthews Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Cook County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Matthews Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Matthews Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Niles
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Morton Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Golf
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Park Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Skokie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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 <4>
    • Rosemont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <4>
    • Harwood Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <4>
    • Lincolnwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Northfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <4>
    • Des Plaines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
      • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <4>
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Techny
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Norridge
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Covenant Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
        • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
      • Kenilworth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • 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 <4>
      • Winnetka
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <4>
      • Northbrook
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook
        • Northbrook is located in Cook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,657 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northbrook <4>
      • Schiller Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schiller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schiller Park
        • Schiller Park is located in Cook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,264 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schiller Park <4>
      • Dunning
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
        • Dunning is located in Cook County
      • South Evanston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Evanston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
        • South Evanston is located in Cook County
      • Evanston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
        • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
      • Franklin Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
        • Franklin Park is located in Cook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Park <4>
      • River Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • 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 <4>
      • Elmwood Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Glencoe
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
        • Glencoe is located in Cook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,747 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
      • Prospect Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
        • Prospect Heights is located in Cook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,702 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect Heights <4>
      • Mount Prospect
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
        • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <4>

    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 St. Matthews Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cook County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthews Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Matthews Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • The Maryhill Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106764 <6>
    • Dewes Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewes Cemetery
    • Norwood Park Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Park Cemetery
    • St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107817 <6>
    • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Ridgewood Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ridgewood Memorial Park is located in Cook County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgewood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Glenview.
      • The Ridgewood Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Ridgewood Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgewood Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107685 <6>
    • Town of Maine Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
    • Union Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Sunset Memorial Lawns
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      • New Light Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Light Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Northfield Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • The Northfield Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Oak Wood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Maryville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107987 <6>
      • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Indian Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • Westlawn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108820 <6>
      • Westlawn Jewish Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Westlawn Jewish Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Jewish Cemetery
      • Acacia Park Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Acacia Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acacia Park Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104486 <6>
      • Irving Park Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Irving Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Irving Park Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106325 <6>
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • St. Luke Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • The St. Luke Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Lucas Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107959 <6>
      • Montrose Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bohemian National Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian National Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216236 <6>
      • Ridge Lawn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Lawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107681 <6>
      • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmette.
        • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gross Point Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188989 <6>
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 St. Matthews Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1833389  (Saint Matthews Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1833389 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: Park Ridge
      • County: Cook         Elev: 196
      • Location given for GNIS #1833389 (Saint Matthews 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 St. Matthews Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0356, Longitude: -87.8037       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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