About Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Park Forest, Cook County, Illinois. It lies about 1.4 mi north of Park Forest. The grounds sit at about 722 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 405401. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Anne Catholic Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hirsch West End Chapel in Park Forest, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 45 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, Park Forest. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.47115, -87.66838
What Calvary Catholic 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.
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Funeral homes near Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Hirsch West End Chapel1.6 miFuneral home · Park Forest · (708) 748-3800
- Lain-Sullivan Funeral Directors1.6 miFuneral home · Park Forest · (708) 747-3700
- Steger Memorial Chapel1.7 miFuneral chapel · Steger · (708) 755-6100
- Steger Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Steger · (708) 755-3400
- Robey Park Manor Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Chicago Heights · (708) 756-2310
- Crete Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Crete · (708) 672-7600
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Frequently asked questions
Is Calvary Catholic Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic 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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