About New Light Cemetery
New Light Cemetery is a jewish cemetery in Lincolnwood, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 600 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414444. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bethel Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home in Skokie, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 58 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.
Map
42.00497, -87.72530
What New Light 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
- Bethel Cemetery5736 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILJewish cemetery1.3 mi
- Ridge Lawn Cemetery5736 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILJewish cemetery1.3 mi
- Montrose Cemetery5400 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago5255 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILNational cemetery1.8 mi
- Saint Luke Cemetery5300 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery8115 Niles Center Road, Skokie, ILCatholic cemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery1929 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, ILCatholic cemetery2.4 mi
- Rosehill Mausoleum5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Lincolnwood, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Rosehill Cemetery5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery8520 Harms Road, Skokie, ILLutheran cemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near New Light Cemetery
- Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Skokie · (847) 983-8685
- Del Carmen Funeral & Cremation Services0.9 miCremation provider · Lincolnwood · (312) 792-0267
- Kornick & Berliner Monument Co.1.1 miMonument dealer · Chicago · (773) 764-7600
- Caring Cremations1.3 miCremation provider · Chicago · (773) 866-2273
- Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Chicago
- Smith-Corcoran Chicago Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 736-3833
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Frequently asked questions
Where is New Light Cemetery located?
New Light Cemetery is at 6807 East Prairie Road, Lincolnwood, IL 60712 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 42.00497, -87.72530.
Is New Light 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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