Lake Forest Cemetery in Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest Cemetery is a cemetery near Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois. It lies about 0.8 mi southwest of Lake Forest. The grounds sit at about 656 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 75 notable people buried here, including John Hughes, William Proxmire and Keith Magnuson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 411711. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest in Lake Forest, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in Lake County, and 30 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, Lake Forest. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 5 business leaders, 5 writers, 2 journalists, 2 World War I veterans, 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 artist, 1 Civil War veteran.

• John Hughes1950-2009
  American filmmaker
• William Proxmire1915-2005
  American politician
• Keith Magnuson1947-2003
  Canadian ice hockey player
• Ralph Austin Bard1884-1975
  American government official
• Ginevra King1898-1980
  American socialite
• William Henry Smith1833-1896
  American newspaper editor and Republican politician, Ohio
• James H. Douglas Jr.1899-1988
  Served in the United States Department of Defense as Secretary of the Air Force and Deputy Secretary of Defense
• Margaret Harshaw1909-1997
  American singer
• Robert E. Wood1879-1969
  American businessman
• William McCormick Blair Jr.1916-2015
  American diplomat
• Ernest H. Volwiler1893-1992
  American chemist
• Bob Collins1942-2000
  American DJ

People whose Wikidata entry gives Lake Forest 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 Mary Catholic Cemetery

  Lake Forest, IL
  Christian cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Barat College Cemetery

  Lake Forest, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Great Lakes Naval Base Cemetery

  North Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery

  Vattman Road, Lake Forest, IL · est. 1889
  Military cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery

  Bannockburn, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  4.3 mi
• Northshore Garden of Memories

  North Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  4.8 mi
• Oakwood Cemetery

  North Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  5.2 mi
• Saint Marys Cemetery

  North Chicago, IL
  Christian cemetery

  5.4 mi
• Ascension Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums

  Green Oaks, IL
  Christian cemetery

  5.4 mi
• Mooney Cemetery

  Deerfield, IL
  Cemetery

  6.6 mi

• Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest

  Funeral home · Lake Forest · (847) 234-9649
  0.7 mi
• Wenban Funeral Home Ltd

  Funeral home · Lake Forest · (847) 234-0022
  1.4 mi
• Symonds Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Highwood · (847) 432-3878
  3.7 mi
• Lakewood Crematorium

  Cremation provider · Lake Bluff · (847) 362-3303
  3.9 mi
• Miranda Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Waukegan · (847) 672-6688
  5.0 mi
• Bradshaw & Range Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Waukegan · (847) 662-3553
  5.0 mi

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