About Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
Northfield Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 646 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414867. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Cremation Care of Illinois in Mount Prospect, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 66 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 Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
- Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal1842-1905
People whose Wikidata entry gives Northfield Oakwood 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.
Map
42.09507, -87.87888
What Northfield Oakwood 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 John Evangelical Lutheran CemeteryNorthbrook, ILLutheran cemetery0.9 mi
- St. John's CemeteryNorthbrook, ILChristian cemetery0.9 mi
- Kennicott GravesDes Plaines, ILCemetery1.2 mi
- Villa Redeemer Monastery CemeteryDes Plaines, ILChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryMount Prospect, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum700 North River Road, Des Plaines, ILCatholic cemetery2.4 mi
- Sunset Memorial LawnsNorthbrook, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- St. Peter's CemeteryNorthbrook, ILChristian cemetery2.7 mi
- Ridgewood Memorial Cemetery9900 Milwaukee Avenue, Des Plaines, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Aux Plaine Pioneer Cemetery4200 Dundee Road, Northbrook, ILChristian cemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
- Cremation Care of Illinois1.5 miCremation provider · Mount Prospect · (800) 756-0882
- Matz Mt. Prospect Funeral Chapel2.9 miFuneral chapel · Mt Prospect · (847) 394-2336
- River Woods Funeral Chapels3.2 miFuneral home · Des Plaines · (847) 635-5900
- Nova Funeral Services3.2 miCremation provider · Des Plaines · (773) 547-5354
- Kolssak Funeral Home Ltd.3.2 miFuneral home · Wheeling · (847) 537-6600
- Shim Family Funerals3.2 miFuneral home · Wheeling · (847) 420-6363
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Northfield Oakwood Cemetery located?
Northfield Oakwood Cemetery is at 3200 Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 42.09507, -87.87888.
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