About Montrose Cemetery
Montrose Cemetery is a cemetery in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 610 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Dinkha IV and Bugs Raymond. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 413755. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Luke Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Chapel & Crematorium in Lincolnwood, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 68 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 Montrose Cemetery
Among them: 2 baseball players, 1 World War II veteran.
- Iva Toguri D'Aquino1916-2006World War II propaganda announcer "Orphan Ann", and best-known "Tokyo Rose" announcer
- Dinkha IV1935-2015120th Patriarch of the Church of the East
- Bugs Raymond1882-1912American baseball player
- Frank Meinke1863-1931American baseball player
- Carl Wanderer1895-1921American executed for murder
- Isabelle Trautlein1895-1931American murder victim
- Norman H. Wickman1921-1967United States Army Air Forces sergeant
- Eli B. Felsenthal1858-1937American lawyer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Montrose 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
41.98086, -87.73311
What Montrose 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
- Saint Luke Cemetery5300 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Ridge Lawn Cemetery5736 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILJewish cemetery0.4 mi
- Bethel Cemetery5736 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILJewish cemetery0.4 mi
- Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago5255 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILNational cemetery0.5 mi
- New Light Cemetery6807 East Prairie Road, Lincolnwood, ILJewish cemetery1.7 mi
- Rosehill Mausoleum5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Lincolnwood, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Rosehill Cemetery5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery1929 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, ILCatholic cemetery3.0 mi
- Union Ridge Cemetery6700 West Higgins Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Read Dunning Memorial ParkWest Belle Plaine Avenue, Chicago, ILMemorial park3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Montrose Cemetery
- Chapel & Crematorium0.1 miCremation provider · Lincolnwood
- Tohle Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 685-4400
- Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Chicago
- Smith-Corcoran Chicago Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 736-3833
- Caring Cremations1.4 miCremation provider · Chicago · (773) 866-2273
- Muslim Funeral Services1.5 miFuneral home · Chicago · (815) 549-9400
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Montrose Cemetery located?
Montrose Cemetery is at 5400 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60630 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 41.98086, -87.73311.
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