About Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery
Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery in Stickney, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 597 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Charles McGavin and Forrest Lamont. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 413931. The nearest other listed cemetery is Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park Cemetery, about 2.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mount Auburn Funeral Home and Cemetery in Stickney, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 57 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 Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Charles McGavin1874-1940U.S. Representative
- Forrest Lamont1881-1937Canadian singer and music educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Auburn Memorial 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
41.81419, -87.78977
What Mount Auburn Memorial 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 Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery
- Mount Auburn Funeral Home and Cemetery0.3 miFuneral home · Stickney · (708) 749-2033
- Suburban Family Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Cicero · (708) 652-1116
- Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation1.5 miFuneral home · Berwyn · (708) 788-7775
- Ridge Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 586-7900
- Sourek Manor Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Cicero · (708) 652-6661
- Tower Home For Funerals and Cremation and Resource Center1.6 miCremation provider · Lyons · (708) 447-7900
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery located?
Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery is at 4101 Oak Park Avenue, Stickney, IL 60402 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 41.81419, -87.78977.
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