About Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum
Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum is a cemetery in Norridge, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 633 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 28 notable people buried here, including Conrad Magnusson, Mike Royko and Red Faber. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 403330. The nearest other listed cemetery is Westlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, about 0.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rago Brothers Funeral Homes in Chicago, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 88 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.
Notable people buried at Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum
Among them: 6 musicians, 3 journalists, 3 writers, 2 artists, 2 baseball players, 2 World War I veterans, 1 football player, 1 architect.
- Conrad Magnusson1874-1924American tug of war competitor
- Mike Royko1932-1997American writer and newspaper columnist
- Red Faber1888-1976(1888-1976) American baseball player and coach
- Albert Henry Krehbiel1873-1945American painter
- Alvah Curtis Roebuck1864-1948American businessman
- Lloyd Loar1886-1943American luthier
- Johannes S. Anderson1887-1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Henry Riggs Rathbone1870-1928American politician
- Jānis Kurelis1882-1954Latvian military officer
- Wilbur D. Nesbit1871-1927American poet and humorist
- Chick Jagade1926-1968American football player
- Harry Frieda1901-1983American decathlete and javelin thrower
Show all 28 notable burials
- Osborne Theomun Olsen1883-1971Chicago china decorator
- Alfred George Wathall1880-1938American composer
- George C. Mathews1886-1946American economist
- John Hollison1870-1969American baseball player
- Mae Doelling Schmidt1889-1965American pianist, composer, clubwoman and music educator
- Ral Donner1943-1984American rock and roll musician
- Stanley C. Armstrong1888-1950American politician
- Bobbie Aanstad1901-1991Eastland disaster survivor
- Doc Berendsohn1889-1952American musician
- Moritz F. Strauch1876-1946Austrian-American architect, Chicago
- Ruth Biery1897-1938American film journalist
- Walter J. Reum1914-1999American lawyer, politician, and writer
- Athol Rollins1884-1942American editor and journalist
- Helen Graham Fairbank1868-1945
- Jacob Westlund1867-1947Swedish-American mathematician
- William Edward Gould1867-1958American banker
People whose Wikidata entry gives Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum 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.
Map
41.95392, -87.82701
What Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum 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
- Westlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum7801 West Montrose Avenue, Norridge, ILJewish cemetery0.3 mi
- Irving Park Cemetery7777 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, ILCemetery0.4 mi
- Indian CemeteryNorridge, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums3100 North Thatcher Avenue, River Grove, ILCatholic cemetery1.5 mi
- Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum2905 North Thatcher Avenue, River Grove, ILCemetery1.5 mi
- Rosemont Park Cemetery6758 West Addison Street, Chicago, ILJewish cemetery1.7 mi
- Read Dunning Memorial ParkWest Belle Plaine Avenue, Chicago, ILMemorial park1.8 mi
- Mount Olive Cemetery3800 North Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Mount Isaiah Israel CemeteryHarwood Heights, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- B'Nai Abraham CemeteryHarwood Heights, ILJewish cemetery1.9 mi
Funeral homes near Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum
- Rago Brothers Funeral Homes0.3 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 276-7800
- Wallace Harrison Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Chicago · (331) 575-7667
- American Cremation Society0.3 miCremation provider · Chicago · (773) 736-8888
- Summerdale Funeral & Cremation Services0.3 miCremation provider · Chicago · (773) 310-2172
- Ridgemoor Chapels0.4 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 736-2693
- Schielka Addison Street Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 625-3444
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum located?
Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum is at 7800 West Irving Park Road, Norridge, IL 60706 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 41.95392, -87.82701.
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