Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Calumet City, Illinois
About Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery in Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 607 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Gene Krupa, Richard Dickson Cudahy and Jim Stanley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 410431. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oak Hill Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Castle Hill Funeral Home in Calumet City, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Cook County dates to 1834. 23 of the 187 listings in Cook County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player, 1 musician, 1 physician, 1 World War II veteran.
- Gene Krupa1909-1973American drummer, composer, and bandleader
- Richard Dickson Cudahy1926-2015United States federal judge
- Jim Stanley1889-1947American baseball player
- John Rice1918-2011American baseball umpire
- Dr. Thomas James Coogan1900-1974American Physician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.60392, -87.54365
What Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
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- Concordia CemeteryHammond, INCemetery2.0 mi
- Berger CemeteryDolton, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Oak Glen Lutheran CemeteryLansing, ILLutheran cemetery2.7 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryHammond, INCemetery2.7 mi
- First Reformed Church of Lansing CemeteryLansing, ILChristian cemetery2.7 mi
- Oak Ridge CemeteryLansing, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Kneseth Israel CemeteryHammond, INJewish cemetery3.0 mi
- Saint Michaels CemeteryHammond, INCatholic cemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- Castle Hill Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Calumet City · (708) 862-4480
- Hennessy-Nowak Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Calumet City · (708) 862-5454
- Wheatley Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Calumet City · (708) 360-3880
- Burns Kish Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Hammond
- Amber Care Cremation Society1.2 miCremation provider · Hammond · (219) 407-7506
- Peace And Paradise Crematorium1.7 miCremation provider · Lansing · (877) 337-3223
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery located?
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is at 801 Michigan City Road, Calumet City, IL 60409 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 41.60392, -87.54365.
Is Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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