About Mount Greenwood Cemetery
Mount Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 636 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including Ashton Stevens, Richard Buhlig and Thomas P. Westendorf. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 413965. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Olivet Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Memorial Cremation in Chicago, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 43 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 Mount Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 musicians, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 journalist, 1 physician, 1 scientist.
- Ashton Stevens1872-1951American theatre critic
- Richard Buhlig1880-1952American musician
- Thomas P. Westendorf1848-1923American songwriter, composer, and educator
- Charles Callender1831-1897American ministral troupe owner
- Matthew J. Steffens1851-1928American photographer
- Robert Haslam1840-1912Pony Express rider
- Samuel J. Jones1836-1901American physician
- Keswick Smalling1939-2025Jamaican athletics competitor
- Lansing, Odelle Edward, Jr.1868-1918Botanical collector
- Rudolf Brand1851-1916Millionaire
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Greenwood 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
41.69530, -87.69338
What Mount Greenwood 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
- Mount Olivet Cemetery2755 West 111th Street, Chicago, IL · est. 1855Catholic cemetery0.5 mi
- Mount Hope Cemetery11500 South Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery1.0 mi
- Ever Rest Cemetery (historical)Merrionette Park, ILCemetery1.2 mi
- Oak Hill Cemetery11900 South Kedzie Avenue, Blue Island, ILCemetery1.5 mi
- Beverly Cemetery12000 South Kedzie Avenue, Blue Island, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Casimir Catholic Cemetery4401 West 111th Street, Chicago, ILCatholic cemetery1.7 mi
- Lincoln Cemetery12300 South Kedzie Avenue, Blue Island, ILChristian cemetery1.8 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery3401 West 87th Street, Evergreen Park, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and MausoleumsWest 87th Street, Evergreen Park, ILCatholic cemetery2.8 mi
- First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery4135 West 127th Street, Alsip, ILLutheran cemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Greenwood Cemetery
- Memorial Cremation0.7 miCremation provider · Chicago · (773) 980-1808
- Beverly Ridge Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 779-4411
- Donnellan Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Chicago
- Kosary Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Evergreen Park · (708) 499-3223
- Andrew J. Mcgann & Son Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 783-7700
- Heavenly Angels Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Chicago
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mount Greenwood Cemetery located?
Mount Greenwood Cemetery is at 2900 West 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60655 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 41.69530, -87.69338.
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