About Mount Carmel Cemetery
Mount Carmel Cemetery is a catholic cemetery in Hillside, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 676 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 57 notable people buried here, including Al Capone, Dennis Farina and Sam Giancana. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 413942. The nearest other listed cemetery is Queen of Heaven Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Russo's Hillside Chapels in Hillside, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 81 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 Carmel Cemetery
Among them: 4 baseball players, 3 actors, 2 artists, 2 business leaders, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 musicians, 1 boxer, 1 journalist.
- Al Capone1899-1947American gangster
- Dennis Farina1944-2013American actor
- Sam Giancana1908-1975American mobster
- Frank Nitti1886-1943Boss of Chicago Outfit
- Joseph Bernardin1928-1996American Roman Catholic priest, cardinal
- John Cody1907-1982Catholic cardinal
- Dean O'Banion1892-1924American mobster
- Samuel Stritch1887-1958Catholic cardinal
- Henry Earl J. Wojciechowski1898-1926Polish-American gangster
- James Edward Quigley1854-1915Catholic archbishop
- William Quarter1806-1848Catholic bishop
- Irene Dalton1901-1934American actress
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- Jack McGurn1902-1936Italian-American mobster
- James Duggan1825-1899Catholic bishop
- Patrick Feehan1829-1902Irish-American Catholic archbishop
- May de Sousa1884-1948American singer and actress
- Joe Esposito1871-1928Chicago mobster and politician
- Agnes Nestor1880-1948American labor leader
- Antonino Lombardo1891-1928American mobster
- Charles Nicoletti1916-1977American mobster
- Ed Sweeney1888-1947American baseball player
- Mike Merlo1880-1924American political figure and onetime President of the Unione Siciliana
- Nevin William Hayes1922-1988U.S. Roman Catholic religious clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Chicago.
- Vincent Drucci1901-1927American mobster
- Bill McCabe1892-1966American baseball player
- Jack Powell1874-1944American baseball player
- Louis Campagna1900-1955American mobster
- Roger Charles Sullivan1861-1920American politician
- Roger Touhy1898-1959American mob boss
- William David O'Brien1878-1962Catholic bishop
- Howard Paul Savage1884-1944National commander of the American Legion from 1926 to 1927
- Julia Petta1892-1921American housewife
- Ken Silvestri1916-1992American baseball player, coach, manager
- William Jackson1920-1961Enforcer and loan collector for the Chicago Outfit
- Boetius Henry Sullivan1885-1961American businessman
- Eddie Santry1876-1919American boxer
- Jake Lingle1891-1930American newspaper journalist
- Joseph Giunta1886-1929American organized crime figure
- Angelo Genna1898-1925American bootlegger
- Charles Francis McGinnis1877-1932American clergyman
- Edward T. Hanley1932-2000American labor leader
- Frank Rio1895-1935American mobster
- Fred Roti1920-1999American mobster and politician
- James B. Leonardo1889-1962American businessman and politician
- Louis J. Sacriste1843-1904American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Mike Genna1895-1925American mobster
- Robert E. Romano1905-1956American politician and lawyer
- Tony Genna1890-1925Italian-American criminal
- Vincenzo Genna1888-1931Italian-American mobster
- Vittorio Arimondi1861-1928Italian opera singer
- Eddie Gorman1892-1957American performing artist
- Gabriele Capone1865-1920Father of Al Capone
- Herbert B. Brooks1882-1936American photographer and postcard publisher
- Margaret A. Brooks1860-1938American photographer and postcard publisher
- Peter Genna1881-1948Italian-American gangster
- Richard Heartery1847-1912Irish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
- Sam Genna1884-1951Italian-American gangster
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Carmel 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
41.86629, -87.90843
What Mount Carmel 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
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery1400 South Wolf Road, Hillside, ILCatholic cemetery0.5 mi
- Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery4301 Roosevelt Road, Hillside, ILCemetery1.1 mi
- Glen Oak Cemetery4301 Roosevelt Road, Hillside, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Immanuel CemeteryWestchester, ILChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Old Settlers CemeteryBerkeley, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Glos CemeteryElmhurst, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Parkholm Cemetery2501 North La Grange Road, La Grange Park, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Menorah GardensBroadview, ILJewish cemetery2.8 mi
- Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery and Funeral HomeOakbrook Terrace, ILChurch cemetery3.0 mi
- College CemeteryElmhurst, ILChristian cemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Carmel Cemetery
- Russo's Hillside Chapels0.7 miFuneral home · Hillside · (708) 449-5300
- Peter Troost Monument Company - Hillside1.0 miMonument dealer · Hillside · (708) 544-0916
- Hursen Funeral Home & Crematory1.3 miCremation provider · Hillside · (708) 547-8200
- Marik-Baken Funeral Services1.7 miFuneral home · Westchester · (773) 910-3400
- Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Westchester · (708) 562-5900
- Riverside Funeral Directors1.8 miFuneral home · Westchester · (708) 609-5585
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mount Carmel Cemetery located?
Mount Carmel Cemetery is at 1400 South Wolf Road, Hillside, IL 60162 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 41.86629, -87.90843.
Is Mount Carmel Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic 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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