A visit to the Westlawn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Westlawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Westlawn Cemetery (FG ID #108820).
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 Westlawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westlawn Cemetery:
41.9580, -87.8270
The Westlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
The cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.
Adjacent to the Westlawn Cemetery and just to the south is the Acacia Park Cemetery.
The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Westlawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westlawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Westlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elmwood Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosemont Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Town of Maine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norwood Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johannes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johannes Cemetery is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johannes Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Memorial Estates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Westlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Norridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunning
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harwood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- River Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schiller Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Melrose Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cragin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Grayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Niles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bellwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
- Bellwood has also been known as:
- Bellwood village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <5>
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Albany Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincolnwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bensenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berkeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowmanville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
- Des Plaines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skokie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Golf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Westlawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellwood
- Bensenville
- Des Plaines
- Elmwood Park
- Franklin Park
- Harwood Heights
- Lincolnwood
- Maywood
- Melrose Park
- Morton Grove
- Niles
- Niles lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Westlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Niles.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Oak Park
- Park Ridge
- Skokie
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Westlawn 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 Westlawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108820
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westlawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |