About Am Echod Jewish Cemetery
Am Echod Jewish Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois. It lies about 1.2 mi west of Gurnee. The grounds sit at about 732 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1955659. The nearest other listed cemetery is Northshore Garden of Memories, about 2.9 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gurnee Salata Funeral Home in Gurnee, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in Lake County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Lake County dates to 1889. 3 of the 65 listings in Lake County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Gurnee. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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42.37223, -87.87794
What Am Echod Jewish 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
- Northshore Garden of MemoriesNorth Chicago, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryNorth Chicago, ILChristian cemetery3.0 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryNorth Chicago, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Warren CemeteryGrandwood Park, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Pine View Memorial ParkBeach Park, ILMemorial park3.9 mi
- Benton Greenwood CemeteryBeach Park, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Serbian Monastery CemeteryGages Lake, ILCemetery4.6 mi
- Saint Sava Monastery CemeteryGages Lake, ILChristian cemetery4.7 mi
- Ascension Catholic Cemetery and MausoleumsGreen Oaks, ILChristian cemetery4.8 mi
- Great Lakes Naval Base CemeteryNorth Chicago, ILCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Am Echod Jewish Cemetery
- Gurnee Salata Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Gurnee · (847) 244-1155
- The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home and Cremation Center1.7 miFuneral chapel · Waukegan · (847) 623-3730
- North Chicago Memorials2.0 miMonument dealer · Waukegan · (847) 336-3037
- Sambrano Funeral & Cremation, Inc.2.0 miCremation provider · Gurnee · (847) 571-7719
- Funeraria La Esperanza2.1 miFuneral home · Waukegan · (224) 399-9175
- Tolar-Westgate Funerals & Cremations2.1 miFuneral home · Waukegan · (847) 662-8000
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Frequently asked questions
Is Am Echod Jewish Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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