About Beth Jacob Cemetery
Beth Jacob Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Niles, Cook County, Illinois. It lies about 1.1 mi south of Niles. The grounds sit at about 636 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 404238. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Matthews Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Simkins Funeral Home in Morton Grove, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 78 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.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Niles. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
42.03531, -87.80074
What Beth Jacob 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
- Saint Matthews CemeteryNiles, ILChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Maryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum8600 North Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, ILCatholic cemetery1.4 mi
- Dewes CemeteryGlenview, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery8520 Harms Road, Skokie, ILLutheran cemetery2.0 mi
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums6800 North Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, ILCatholic cemetery2.0 mi
- Norwood Park Cemetery6533 North Newark Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery8115 Niles Center Road, Skokie, ILCatholic cemetery2.5 mi
- Ridgewood Memorial Cemetery9900 Milwaukee Avenue, Des Plaines, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Town of Maine CemeteryPark Ridge, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Immaculate Conception MonasteryHarwood Heights, ILCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Beth Jacob Cemetery
- Simkins Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Morton Grove · (847) 410-1715
- Simkins Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Morton Grove · (847) 965-2500
- Skaja Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Niles · (847) 966-7302
- Skaja Terrace Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Niles
- Demeros Funeral And Cremation Services1.2 miCremation provider · Chicago · (847) 302-7176
- Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Niles · (847) 581-0536
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Frequently asked questions
Is Beth Jacob 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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