Lake County Cemeteries

Below is a list of cemeteries in Lake County and the village/township in which each is located. If you know of one that isn't included, have an index or a listing of inhabitants of any of these cemeteries (please do not violate any copyright laws), or know who the caretaker is, feel free to e-mail us so we can add the information. Thanks to all who have contributed.

The Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society has indexed a number of cemeteries, and Zion Genealogical Society has indexed others. The publications are available at the Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society Reading Room at Fremont Public Library. Cook Memorial Public Library also has many of those publications. You can contact the genealogical societies to purchase copies of the books. (See Historical & Genealogical Societies)

The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) has made their information about cemeteries in Illinois available.

The US GenWeb has a cemetery transcription project. Their Illinois section has several Lake County cemeteries transcribed. They hope to add photos to the site. Please be sure to check them out at The Lake County Tombstone Transcription Project. The link goes off site. Thanks to Katy for allowing the link.

Cemetery	Location
Am Echod Jewish Cemetery Established 1931	Waukegan Grand Ave. East of Greenbay Road, Adjacent to Union Cemetery
Angolian Cemetery (aka: Lake Villa Cemetery) Established 1855	Antioch Rt 83, just S. of Rt 132
Ascension Cemetery Established 1928 some interments (off site)	Libertyville NW corner of Buckley (Rt 137) & O'Plaine Rds 1920 W. Buckley Road Libertyville, IL 60048 847-362-1247 Office holds records for all Catholic cemeteries in Lake County, except St. Mary's in Buffalo Grove and Mt. Carmel in Antioch.
Avon Centre Cemetery Established 1847 some burials (off site)	Round Lake Park Shorewood Rd. just E. of Rt 83
Benedictine Abbey Established 1964	Antioch 1/4 mi. E. of Nelson Rd, just S. of IL/WI state line
Bennet Cemetery	Ela Twp. S. side of Miller Rd. at Indian Trail Rd, W. of Lake Zurich. This is an abandoned cemetery, but some stones can still be found, lying flat, in the front yard of one of the homes built on the property. (Ask first!)
Benton Greenwood Cemetery (Howe Family Cemetery) Established 1845	Wadsworth West side of Rte. 131, 1.5 miles north of Wadsworth Road
Briggs Family Cemetery (now defunct)	Ela Twp. N. side of Midlothian Rd. near Echo Lake Road about 1 mile NE of the village of Lake Zurich.
Cranberry Lake Cemetery (defunct)	Hainesville now gone - was in Section 28, on the west side of Hainesville Road, 3/4 mile north of Rte. 120 on Cranberry Lake
Daggit (or Grace or Braeside) Cemetery Daggit transcription link goes offsite Established 1845	Highland Park N. side of Lake/Cook Rd. 1/2 block E of Braeside train station
Deerfield Peace Love & Charity Cemetery (Deerfield Cemetery) Established 1853	Deerfield Waukegan Rd.(43) S. of Deerfield Rd
Diamond Lake Cemetery Established 1853	Mundelein South side of Rt 60 between Rt 45 and Butterfield Publication information!
Druce Cemetery Established 1842 some burials (off site)	Grayslake North side of Washington St. 1/4 mile W. of Rt 45
East Fox Lake Cemetery (Monaville Cemetery) Established 1855	Lake Villa Old Monaville Rd. East of Fairfield Rd.
Fairfield Cemetery Established 1853	Lake Zurich East side of Quentin Rd., just s. of Fairfield Rd.
Fischer Family Cemetery Established 1854	Wauconda Township E. side of Fischer Rd., 1-1/4 m. S. of Rt 120. No stones are left.
Fort Hill Cemetery Est. 1844	Round Lake North side of Rt 120 1/4 mile E. of Fairfield Rd. Next to St. Joseph's Cem.
Fort Sheridan Cemetery Established 1890	Highland Park Publication information!
Grant Cemetery(Partial Index) Established 1845 aka Shepherd's Burying Ground Grant Cemetery(Another Partial Index)	Ingleside No. side Molidor Road, 3/4 mile E. of Rt 12 Caretaker: Fischer Bros. Constr. Co. Ingleside, IL 60041 847-546-4701
Grass Lake Cemetery Established 1875	Antioch Township West side of Grass Lake Rd. between Hillside Ave and Lake Ave abt. 2 mi West of Rt 59
Grayslake Cemetery Established 1847	Grayslake N. of Rt 120 on Lake Street, past Lakeview School
Great Lakes Cemetery	Shields Twp. On the Naval Station
Gridley Cemetery Established 1841	Diamond Lake
Hickory Union Cemetery Established 1860	Antioch Township North side of Edwards Rd. 1/2 mile East of Rt 45
Highland Memorial Park Established 1966	Libertyville Rt 120 (n. side) a couple miles west of I-94 33100 N. Hunt Club Road Libertyville, IL 60048 847-362-5260
Hillside Cemetery Established 1875	Antioch Hillside Drive at Rte 173
Hope Grove Cemetery (Shaw Family Cemetery) Established 1847	Island Lake W. side of Darrell Rd just S. of Rt 176 Small, abandoned cemetery
Ivanhoe Cemetery Established 1841	Ivanhoe Rt 176, just W. of Rt 60/83 Publication information!
Knopf Cemetery Established 1855	Arlington Heights/Buffalo Grove Arlington Heights Rd N of Checker Dr.
Lake County Poor Farm Established 1923 No markers	Libertyville near NW corner of Milwaukee Ave. (Rt 21) and Winchester Rd behind Winchester House
Lake Forest Cemetery Established 1859	Lake Forest Lake St. between Sheridan Rd. and Lake Michigan
Lake Mound Cemetery Established 1860	Zion SE corner of Sheridan Rd. and 29th St. Publication information!
Lake Zurich Cemetery	Lake Zurich West side of Midlothian Rd. across from Lake Zurich High School
Lakeside Cemetery Established 1843	Libertyville Lake St. 2 blocks W. of Milwaukee Ave. Across from Butler Lake Publication information!
Liberty Cemetery	*Kenosha Co, WI Rt 83 1.5 mi. N of IL/WI state line.
Long Grove Cemetery(Partial Index) Established 1847	Long Grove
Millburn Cemetery Established 1861	Millburn Millburn Road east of Rt 45
Mooney Cemetery Established 1907	Highland Park
Mother of God Cemetery (New Serbian Cemetery)	Warren Twp.
Mount Carmel Cemetery Established 1902	Antioch Next to Hillside Cemetery
Mount Olivet Memorial Park Established 1903	Zion 1436 N. Kenosha Rd Zion, IL 60099 847-872-5476
Mount Rest Cemetery Established 1844	Wadsworth Publication information!
Northfield Union Contact for Lookups: Liz Whitcomb Cwiklik	Northbrook, Northfield Twp, Cook Co. On Dundee Rd., across from Sky Harbor Airport Not Lake Co, but close!
North Shore Garden of Memories Established 1917	North Chicago Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 847-689-4100
Oakdale Cemetery Established 1847 (off site) reading	Wadsworth South side of 9th St. between Rt. 131 and RR tracks Publication information!
Oakland Cemetery Established 1846 Also known as Home Oaks.	Lake Villa/Antioch Township Deep Lake Rd, just N. of Grass Lake Rd
Oakwood Cemetery Established 1851	Waukegan East side of Genesee at 10th Street
Pahlman Family Cemetery	Kildeer 200' W. of Middleton Dr & 150' N. of Andover Rd. up a steep path. 4 graves on top of a hill
Pineview Memorial Park Established 1913	Beach Park 10750 W. Beach Rd. Beach Park, IL 60087 847-623-0958
Saint Bede Cemetery Established 1872	Ingleside Rt 59 at Wilson Rd.
Saint Joseph's Cemetery Established 1921	Round Lake Rt 120 E. of Fairfield Rd. Next to Fort Hill Cem.
Saint Mary of the Lake Cemetery Established 1940	Mundelein On Seminary grounds, just E. of the entrance on Rt 45 in Libertyville Twp.
Saint Mary's Cemetery Established 1875	Buffalo Grove West side Buffalo Grove Road Right behind St. Mary's Catholic Church
Saint Mary's Cemetery Established 1865 Partial list of surnames	Fremont Center Erhart Road West of Rte. 60, right next to St. Mary's Church Publication information!
Saint Mary's Cemetery Established 1840	Highland Park Ridge Road 1/2 block North of Deerfield Road
St. Mary's Cemetery Established 1876	Lake Forest Right next to Lake Forest Cemetery. Corner of Sheridan & Spruce Shields Twp.
Saint Mary's Cemetery Established 1873	Waukegan East side of Genesee adjacent to Oakwood
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church Cemetery Established 1863	Lake Zurich South side of Fairfield Road between Midlothian and Quentin Old McHenry Rd. Behind the church
Saint Patrick Cemetery Established 1840	West Lake Forest West side of Telegraph Road between Everett and Old Hill Road
Saint Patrick's Cemetery Established 1849	Wadsworth East side of Mill Creek Road 1 mile south of Rt. 173
St. Paul Cemetery (Early reading. A later reading can be found at the Barrington Area Library Site. Click on tombstone at bottom of this page!)	Barrington N. side of Main street just E. of Rt. 14 Cemetery belongs to St. Paul's United Church of Christ
St. Peter's Cemetery Established 1885	Volo S. side of Volo Village Road, just west of Rt 12, behind St. Peter's Church
Sand Lake Cemetery Established 1846	Lindenhurst S. side of Rte. 132 (Grand Avenue) approx. 1/4 mile east of Deep Lake Road
Serbian National Cemetery	Gurnee E. side of Rte 21 (Milwaukee Ave.) betw. Rtes. 120 & 132, north of Libertyville
Shaw Family Cemetery (Hope Grove Cemetery) Established 1847	Island Lake W. side of Darrell Rd just S. of Rt 176 Small, abandoned cemetery
Swan Family Cemetery Established 1841 Swan Cemetery Page	Fremont Township North side of Winchester Rd. just E. of Rt 83 in yard of a construction company; surrounded by foliage Publication information!
Transfiguration Cemetery Transfiguration Cemetery Page Established 1856	Wauconda North side of Rt. 176, west of Fairfield and East of Wauconda Publication information!
Union Cemetery	Waukegan Rt. 132 (Grand Ave.), 1/2 block east of Green Bay Road
Vernon Cemetery aka Half Day Cemetery Established 1835	Half Day E. side of Milwaukee Ave. (Rt. 21), at the east end of Cemetery Rd. The first road north of Rt. 22 Publication information!
Volo Cemetery(List of Surnames) Established 1835	Volo East side of Fox Lake Rd, just N. of Rte 120. (W. of Rte 12)
Warren Township Cemetery Established 1846	Gurnee Rt 132 just west of I-94, so. side of Rt 132 N. Cemetery Rd. Gurnee, IL 60031 847-662-6676 Publication information!
Wauconda Cemetery (Early reading) Additional readings Wauconda Cemetery Page Established 1845	Wauconda East side of Barrington Rd. (Rt. 59) just south of Rt. 176 Publication information!
White Cemetery Established 1855	Barrington NE corner of Cuba Rd and Barrington Rd
Willow Lawn Cemetery Established 1964	S. side of Rt 45 at Prairie Rd, betw. Vernon Hills & Half Day 24090 N Hwy 45 (Mundelein) 847-634-3787

The Barrington Area is in a unique postion, taking in portions of Lake, Cook, McHenry and Kane Counties. The Barrington Area Library has provided a lot of very interesting information about the cemeteries in the area.

Click on the headstone!

* This isn't a Lake Co. Cemetery, but I understand that many Antioch Township ancestors are buried there, so it is worth including.

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