Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois

Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 591 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 100 notable people buried here, including James Thomas Farrell, George Peter Alexander Healy and Jane Byrne. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 405405. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery, about 1.9 mi to the south. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Haliburton Funeral Chapel in Evanston, about 2.1 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 48 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: 14 US representatives, 8 baseball players, 5 business leaders, 4 physicians, 4 writers, 3 football players, 3 Civil War veterans, 3 Medal of Honor recipients.

• James Thomas Farrell1904-1979
  American writer
• George Peter Alexander Healy1813-1894
  American painter
• Jane Byrne1933-2014
  American politician
• Charles Comiskey1859-1931
  American baseball player, manager, team owner
• Jimmy Barry1870-1943
  American boxer
• Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne1853-1937
  American mayor
• John Benjamin Murphy1857-1916
  American surgeon
• William Lorimer1861-1934
  U.S. politician born in England
• Edward Joseph Kelly1876-1950
  American politician
• James M. Slattery1878-1948
  American politician
• John Patrick Hopkins1858-1918
  American politician
• Johnny Gottselig1906-1986
  Ice hockey player

People whose Wikidata entry gives Calvary 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.

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.

• Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery

  1929 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Rosehill Cemetery

  5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Rosehill Mausoleum

  5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Lincolnwood, IL
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• New Light Cemetery

  6807 East Prairie Road, Lincolnwood, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  3.1 mi
• Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery

  Lincolnwood, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  3.8 mi
• Bethel Cemetery

  5736 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  4.0 mi
• Ridge Lawn Cemetery

  5736 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  4.1 mi
• Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago

  5255 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL
  National cemetery

  4.1 mi
• Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery

  8115 Niles Center Road, Skokie, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  4.2 mi
• Memorial Park Cemetery

  9900 Gross Point Road, Skokie, IL
  Memorial park

  4.2 mi

• Haliburton Funeral Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Evanston · (847) 864-6135
  2.1 mi
• Thompson Funeral and Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Evanston · (847) 869-3172
  2.1 mi
• Barr Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chicago · (773) 743-4034
  2.1 mi
• Kornick & Berliner Monument Co.

  Monument dealer · Chicago · (773) 764-7600
  2.6 mi
• Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Skokie · (847) 983-8685
  2.6 mi
• Evanston Funeral & Cremation

  Cremation provider · Evanston · (847) 866-8843
  3.0 mi

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