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Old Blue Island Cemetery

Memorials	:	0
Location	:	Cook County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6624222, -87.6876907
Description	:	In the early days of Blue Island's history, the need for a public burial ground was evident. The Blue Island Cemetery Association organized and managed this plot of land as a cemetery until 1898, when the city passed an ordinance prohibiting burial within city limits. The land sat abandoned until 1922 when a group of citizens organized the Memorial Park Association whose sole purpose was to create a public park from the old cemetery. In April 1928, this was accomplished when the land was turned over to the Blue Island Park District, which began to develop it in... Read More	In the early days of Blue Island's history, the need for a public burial ground was evident. The Blue Island Cemetery Association organized and managed this plot of land as a cemetery until 1898, when the city passed an ordinance prohibiting burial within city limits. The land sat abandoned until 1922 when a group of citizens organized the Memorial Park Association whose sole purpose was to create a public park from the old cemetery. In April 1928, this was accomplished when the land was turned over to the Blue Island Park District, which began to develop it in 1935 through the Works Progress Administration. Some graves were moved to other local cemeteries, but many remained.

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Latitude: 41.6624222
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1. Lincoln Cemetery
Blue Island, Cook County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6693700, -87.7003500

2. Beverly Cemetery
Blue Island, Cook County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6730995, -87.6977997

3. Oak Hill Cemetery
Blue Island, Cook County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6765740, -87.7007780

4. Mount Hope Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6810989, -87.6908035

7. Burr Oak Cemetery
Alsip, Cook County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6621600, -87.7291590

8. Cedar Park Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6655998, -87.6438980

12. Hazelgreen Cemetery
Alsip, Cook County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6831017, -87.7485962

13. Restvale Cemetery
Alsip, Cook County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6796989, -87.7506027

18. Bachelor's Grove Cemetery
Midlothian, Cook County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6307983, -87.7707977

21. Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
Oak Forest, Cook County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5977570, -87.7353520