Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois

Mount Olivet Cemetery is a catholic cemetery in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. It was established in 1855. The grounds sit at about 636 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 24 notable people buried here, including Martin H. Kennelly, Frank Capone and Jules Levy. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414031. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Hope 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 42 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.

Among them: 5 US representatives, 3 business leaders, 2 baseball players, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 1 architect, 1 artist, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 musician.

• Martin H. Kennelly1887-1961
  American mayor
• Frank Capone1895-1924
  American mobster
• Jules Levy1838-1903
  British musician
• Archibald Motley1891-1981
  African American artist
• P. H. Moynihan1869-1946
  American politician
• Catherine O'Leary1827-1895
  Owner of cow blamed for the Great Chicago Fire
• Thomas A. Doyle1886-1935
  American politician
• Charles Martin1856-1917
  American politician
• Charley O'Leary1875-1941
  American baseball player and coach
• Jessie Reed1897-1940
  American showgirl
• Lawrence E. McGann1852-1928
  American politician
• M. Alfred Michaelson1878-1949
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Olivet 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.

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.

• Mount Hope Cemetery

  11500 South Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Mount Greenwood Cemetery

  2900 West 111th Street, Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Ever Rest Cemetery (historical)

  Merrionette Park, IL
  Cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Oak Hill Cemetery

  11900 South Kedzie Avenue, Blue Island, IL
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Beverly Cemetery

  12000 South Kedzie Avenue, Blue Island, IL
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Lincoln Cemetery

  12300 South Kedzie Avenue, Blue Island, IL
  Christian cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Saint Casimir Catholic Cemetery

  4401 West 111th Street, Chicago, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  1.7 mi
• First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

  4135 West 127th Street, Alsip, IL
  Lutheran cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Burr Oak Cemetery

  4400 West 127th Street, Alsip, IL
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Cedar Park Cemetery

  12540 South Halsted Street, Calumet Park, IL
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi

• Memorial Cremation

  Cremation provider · Chicago · (773) 980-1808
  0.7 mi
• Donnellan Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chicago
  1.1 mi
• Beverly Ridge Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chicago · (773) 779-4411
  1.2 mi
• Andrew J. Mcgann & Son Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chicago · (773) 783-7700
  1.6 mi
• Heavenly Angels Funeral Home Chicago

  Funeral home · Chicago · (773) 239-8700
  1.8 mi
• Heavenly Angels Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chicago
  1.8 mi

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