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Cemeteries in Lake County, IL
Lake County, Illinois has 65 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 33 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Lake Forest (4), Lake Villa (4) and North Chicago (4). Among them are 16 church cemeteries (25%), 8 Catholic cemeteries (12%) and 5 Christian cemeteries (8%).
65
cemeteries
33
towns represented
1
historic
16
church cemeteries
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All cemeteries in Lake County
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- Fort Sheridan Post CemeteryVattman Road · Lake Forest · est. 1889Military cemetery
- Saint Marys CemeteryDeerfieldCatholic cemetery
- Am Echod Jewish CemeteryGurneeJewish cemetery
- Deerfield CemeteryDeerfieldChurch cemetery
- Lake Forest CemeteryLake ForestCemetery
- Warren CemeteryGrandwood ParkCemetery
- Ascension Catholic Cemetery and MausoleumsGreen OaksChristian cemetery
- Barat College CemeteryLake ForestCatholic cemetery
- Saint Mary Catholic CemeteryMundeleinCatholic cemetery
- Saint Mary Catholic CemeteryLake ForestChristian cemetery
- Saint Marys CemeteryBuffalo GroveCatholic cemetery
- Saint Marys CemeteryNorth ChicagoChristian cemetery
- Saint Matthew Lutheran CemeteryFairfieldLutheran cemetery
- Saint Patrick Catholic CemeteryBannockburnCatholic cemetery
- Saint Patrick Catholic CemeteryWadsworthCatholic cemetery
- Saint Paul CemeteryBarringtonChristian cemetery
- Saint Sava Monastery CemeteryGages LakeChristian cemetery
- St. Bede's Catholic CemeteryFox Lake HillsCatholic cemetery
- Transfiguration Catholic CemeteryWaucondaCatholic cemetery
- Angola CemeteryLake VillaCemetery
- Angolian CemeteryLake VillaCemetery
- Avon CemeteryRound Lake BeachCemetery
- Avon Centre CemeteryRound Lake BeachCemetery
- Benton Greenwood CemeteryBeach ParkCemetery
- Daggitt CemeteryGlencoeCemetery
- Diamond Lake CemeteryVernon HillsCemetery
- Druce CemeteryThird LakeCemetery
- East Fox Lake CemeteryFox Lake HillsCemetery
- Fairfield CemeteryFairfieldCemetery
- Fisher Family CemeteryLakemoorFamily cemetery
- Fort Hill CemeteryRound LakeCemetery
- Grant CemeteryVoloCemetery
- Grass Lake CemeteryFox Lake HillsCemetery
- Grayslake CemeteryGrayslakeCemetery
- Great Lakes Naval Base CemeteryNorth ChicagoCemetery
- Gridley CemeteryVernon HillsCemetery
- Hickory Union CemeteryAntiochCemetery
- Highland Memorial ParkGages LakeMemorial park
- Hillside CemeteryAntiochCemetery
- Home Oaks CemeteryLake VillaCemetery
- Ivanhoe CemeteryMundeleinCemetery
- Knopf CemeteryLong GroveCemetery
- Lake County Home GravesiteLibertyvilleCemetery
- Lake County Poor Farm CemeteryLibertyvilleCemetery
- Lake Mound CemeteryZionCemetery
- Lake Zurich CemeteryLake ZurichCemetery
- Lakeside CemeteryLibertyvilleCemetery
- Long Grove CemeteryLong GroveCemetery
- Millburn CemeteryLindenhurstCemetery
- Mooney CemeteryDeerfieldCemetery
- Mount Olivet Memorial ParkWinthrop HarborMemorial park
- Mount Rest CemeteryWadsworthCemetery
- Northshore Garden of MemoriesNorth ChicagoCemetery
- Oakdale CemeteryWinthrop HarborCemetery
- Oakwood CemeteryNorth ChicagoCemetery
- Pine View Memorial ParkBeach ParkMemorial park
- Saint Joseph CemeteryRound LakeCemetery
- Saint Peter CemeteryVoloCemetery
- Sand Lake CemeteryLake VillaCemetery
- Serbian Monastery CemeteryGages LakeCemetery
- Vernon Township CemeteryLincolnshireMunicipal cemetery
- Volo CemeteryVoloCemetery
- Wauconda CemeteryWaucondaCemetery
- White CemeteryBarringtonCemetery
- Willow Lawn CemeteryVernon HillsCemetery
Towns
Cemeteries by town
- Lake Forest4
- Lake Villa4
- North Chicago4
- Vernon Hills3
- Libertyville3
- Volo3
- Deerfield3
- Fox Lake Hills3
- Gages Lake3
- Antioch2
- Beach Park2
- Barrington2
- Long Grove2
- Mundelein2
- Round Lake2
- Round Lake Beach2
- Fairfield2
- Wadsworth2
- Wauconda2
- Winthrop Harbor2
- Zion1
- Bannockburn1
- Buffalo Grove1
- Glencoe1
- Grandwood Park1
- Grayslake1
- Green Oaks1
- Gurnee1
- Lake Zurich1
- Lakemoor1
- Lincolnshire1
- Lindenhurst1
- Third Lake1
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Lake County?
We list 65 cemeteries in Lake County, Illinois. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Lake County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Illinois vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Lake County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Illinois law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
Guides
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- Religious Burial Customs in the USHow Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, Orthodox and Latter-day Saint traditions shape burial, timing and cemetery choice.
- How Much Does a Cemetery Plot Cost?What drives plot prices in the US, typical ranges by cemetery type and region, and the fees that come on top of the plot itself.
- How Do You Find Where Someone Is Buried?A step-by-step method using death records, obituaries, funeral homes, cemetery offices and online indexes.
- How to Find an Old GraveTracing 18th and 19th century burials: county records, topographic maps, church registers and reading weathered stones safely.