About Irving Park Cemetery
Irving Park Cemetery is a cemetery in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 640 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Sam C. Sarkesian, Albert W. Hachmeister and Frank Gusenberg. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 410930. The nearest other listed cemetery is Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, about 0.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ridgemoor Chapels in Chicago, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 85 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 Irving Park Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist.
- Sam C. Sarkesian1927-2011Scholar on the military
- Albert W. Hachmeister1918-1980American politician
- Frank Gusenberg1892-1929American mobster
- Fred Goetz1897-1934American mobster
- Peter Gusenberg1888-1929American mobster
- Albert Kachellek1887-1929German-American mobster
- John Conrad Hansen1869-1952Norwegian-American scientific illustrator
- John Larry Sartain1942-2020Early victim of the COVID-19 pandemic
People whose Wikidata entry gives Irving Park 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
41.94965, -87.82256
What Irving Park 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
- Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum7800 West Irving Park Road, Norridge, ILCemetery0.4 mi
- Westlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum7801 West Montrose Avenue, Norridge, ILJewish cemetery0.6 mi
- Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum2905 North Thatcher Avenue, River Grove, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums3100 North Thatcher Avenue, River Grove, ILCatholic cemetery1.4 mi
- Rosemont Park Cemetery6758 West Addison Street, Chicago, ILJewish cemetery1.4 mi
- Mount Isaiah Israel CemeteryHarwood Heights, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- B'Nai Abraham CemeteryHarwood Heights, ILJewish cemetery1.6 mi
- Mount Olive Cemetery3800 North Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Read Dunning Memorial ParkWest Belle Plaine Avenue, Chicago, ILMemorial park1.7 mi
- Zion Gardens CemeteryHarwood Heights, ILCemetery1.7 mi
Funeral homes near Irving Park Cemetery
- Ridgemoor Chapels0.1 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 736-2693
- Summerdale Funeral & Cremation Services0.2 miCremation provider · Chicago · (773) 310-2172
- American Cremation Society0.2 miCremation provider · Chicago · (773) 736-8888
- Rago Brothers Funeral Homes0.2 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 276-7800
- Wallace Harrison Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Chicago · (331) 575-7667
- Schielka Addison Street Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 625-3444
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Irving Park Cemetery located?
Irving Park Cemetery is at 7777 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 41.94965, -87.82256.
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