Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery in Lake Forest, Illinois

Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery is a military cemetery in Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois. It was established in 1889. It is operated by United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The grounds sit at about 682 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including William Howard Arnold, John Chickerneo and Franklin F. Flint. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 408554. The nearest other listed cemetery is Barat College Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Symonds Funeral Home in Highwood, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in Lake County, and 38 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Lake County. 3 of the 65 listings in Lake County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 1 football player, 1 World War II veteran.

• William Howard Arnold1901-1976
  United States general
• John Chickerneo1917-1995
  American football player
• Franklin F. Flint1821-1891
  American military officer

People whose Wikidata entry gives Fort Sheridan Post 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.

• Barat College Cemetery

  Lake Forest, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery

  Bannockburn, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery

  Lake Forest, IL
  Christian cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Lake Forest Cemetery

  Lake Forest, IL
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Mooney Cemetery

  Deerfield, IL
  Cemetery

  3.6 mi
• Saint Marys Cemetery

  Deerfield, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Deerfield Cemetery

  Deerfield, IL
  Church cemetery

  4.4 mi
• Daggitt Cemetery

  Glencoe, IL
  Cemetery

  5.6 mi
• Sacred Heart Cemetery

  Northbrook, IL
  Christian cemetery

  5.7 mi
• Vernon Township Cemetery

  Lincolnshire, IL
  Municipal cemetery

  5.8 mi

• Symonds Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Highwood · (847) 432-3878
  0.7 mi
• Wenban Funeral Home Ltd

  Funeral home · Lake Forest · (847) 234-0022
  1.9 mi
• Cooper Mortuary & Funeral Company

  Mortuary · Highland Park · (847) 432-7753
  2.9 mi
• Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest

  Funeral home · Lake Forest · (847) 234-9649
  3.1 mi
• Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home & Crematory

  Cremation provider · Highland Park · (847) 831-4260
  3.6 mi
• Eternal Light Funerals

  Funeral home · Deerfield · (262) 955-5890
  5.0 mi

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