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Will County Cemeteries



Note from Kathy Zavada: If a researcher is looking for deaths through obits in and around Wilmington (namely Jackson, Florence, Wilton, Wesley, Reed, or sometimes Manhattan and Peotone townships) they should contact the Wilmington Public Library which has indexed obits starting from mid 1860's to current which match the microfilmed Wilmington Newspapers. Wilmington has the earliest local newspapers for these areas and still is the only library for Jackson, Florence and Wesley.

Wilmington Public Library, 201 Kankakee St, Wilmington, IL 60481; 815-476-2834

For listings of Catholic Cemeteries, contact:
Catholic Cemetery Office, 402 South Independance Blvd, Romeoville, IL; 815-838-0395

Arsenal Cemetery Article - Surnames extracted from 1963 Newspaper Article


Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery - offsite link
Elwood, Jackson Twp
Partial Listing -- offsite link
9 miles S of I-80 on Rte 53; 3 miles E of I-55 on Arsenal Road
(815) 423-9958
(Thanks to Duane Gronwold)

Adams Cemetery
Sec 8, Crete Twp
Lincoln & Exchange Aves, Crete

Alexander / Kirman Cemetery
Sec 33, Romeoville, DuPage Twp (GNIS map)
W side of IL Rte 53, N of Romeo Rd (135th St)

Barbers Corners / HillCrest Cemetery
Sec 2, Bolingbrook, DuPage Twp (GNIS map)
N side of Boughton Rd, East of IL Rte 53 (next to firestation)

Barnett Cemetery
SE 1/4 Sec 30, Homer Twp (GNIS map)
W side of Gougar Rd

Beard Cemetery
NW 1/4 Sec, Channahon Twp
There are no traces left of Beard Cemetery. Blodgett Road was straightened in the 1970s and the former cemetery may be under the road.

Beebee's Grove Cemetery
Crete Twp
Sec 1?, USGS Map (Dyer Quadrangle) reflects an unnamed cemetary in this location

Boardman Cemetery
Sec 4, DuPage Twp
N of Royce Road (farm lane)

Bohemian National Cemetery - New transcription & photos July 2008
Sec 16, Reed Twp (GNIS map)
(map to cemetery)
W side of Essex Rd, 1/2 mile S of IL Rte 113 down a long lane

Bronson / Sisson Cemetery
Sec 10, Lockport Twp (GNIS map)
West of IL Rte 53, 1/2 mile off Taylor Rd. No access road.

Brooks Cemetery
Sec 10, Homer (GNIS map)
151st St & Parker Rd

Brown Cemetery
NW 1/4 Sec 15, Custer Twp (GNIS map)
S side of IL Rte 113, just E of Essex Rd

Brown's Church / Boylan's / Jackson's Grove Cemetery - additional transcription
Sec 15, Jackson Twp
just E of IL Rte 53 and S of Manhattan Rd

Calvary Cemetery
Sec 31, Bloom Twp, Cook County (GNIS map)
W 34th street, just E of Western Ave, Steger, and across the Will Co line
(records at Assumption Cemetary, 1900 S Cottage Grove)

Calvary Cemetery
Sec 13, Lockport Twp
IL Rte 171 & High Rd

Cemetery Hill
Monee Twp
abandoned

German Evangelical Cemetery [offsite link]
aka Chicago Road / German Lutheran / Little German Cemetery
(Arsenal Cemetery)
SW 1/4 of Sec 15, Florence Twp (GNIS map)
To arrange a visit, contact Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30071 S State Rte 53, Wilmington, IL 60481 - (815) 423-6370
Note: records held at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL

County Farm Cemetery
Sec 13, Troy Twp (GNIS map)
S of McDonough St on the grounds of the former Will County Poor Farm

Crete Cemetery
Sec 8, Crete Twp
Exchange & Vincennes Rds, Crete

Custer Park Cemetery
Sec 24, Custer Twp
S of IL Rte 113 and just W of Ohlhues Rd in Custer Park

DesPlaines / Zarley Cemetery
Sec 21, Joliet Twp
SE side of Patterson Rd and N of Brandon Rd in HillCrest community

Diven Cemetery
SE 1/4 Sec 7, Wesley Twp
along IL Rte 102

Dwyers Cemetery
NW 1/4 Sec 26, Wilmington Twp

Eagle Lake Cemetery
Former location of St John's Lutheran Church (GNIS map)
Crete Twp
50 yds S of E Bemis Rd, about 1/3 mile W of S Klemme Rd

Elmhurst Cemetery
Sec 14, Joliet Twp (GNIS map)
1212 E Washington St, Joliet (815) 722-0877

Evergreen Hill Cemetery
Sec 5, Crete Twp
Richton Rd & Park St, Crete

Forbes / Gooding's Farm Cemetery
SE 1/4 Sec 6, Wesley Twp
about 1/2 mile E of IL Rte 102 and 1/4 mile N of Ballou Rd

Frankfort / Scheer / Osgood Cemetery
Sec 22, Frankfort (GNIS map)
N of US Rte 30 and E of US Rte 45; entrance, along private lane, off Rte 30

German Evangelical Cemetery [offsite link]
aka Chicago Road / German Lutheran / Little German Cemetery
(Arsenal Cemetery)
SW 1/4 of Sec 15, Florence Twp (GNIS map)
To arrange a visit, contact Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30071 S State Rte 53, Wilmington, IL 60481 - (815) 423-6370
Note: records held at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL

Green Garden Methodist / Andres Cemetery
Sec 19, Greengarden Twp
W side of US Rte 45

Hadley Cemetery
Sec 34, Homer (GNIS map)
S side of Hadley Rd just E of Meader Rd

Hickory Cemetery
Sec 15, Frankfort Twp (GNIS map)
88th St. & St. Francis Rd

Hills of Rest Cemetery
Sec 11, Troy Twp (GNIS map)
W Jefferson St, N of Inwood Golf course

Hills of Rest Cemetery
Joliet Twp
Troy Rd, Joliet (815) 725-1662

Holy Cross Cemetery
Sec 6, Joliet Twp (GNIS map)
S side of W Theodore St, 1/2 mile W of Larkin, Joliet

Kile Cemetery
Crete, Crete Twp

Klinger Cemetery [offsite link]
(Arsenal Cemetery)
SW 1/4 of Sec 31, Manhattan Twp (GNIS map)
To arrange a visit, contact Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30071 S State Rte 53, Wilmington, IL 60481 - (815) 423-6370

Lockport Cemetery
Sec 23, Lockport Twp (GNIS map)
7th & Madison Sts, Lockport

Manhattan Center Cemetery
Sec 15, Manhattan Twp
Cedar Rd & Manhattan-Monee Rd

Maple Hill Cemetery
Sec 30, Jackson Twp
W of Diagonal Rd on Drummond Rd, (previously Joliet Arsenal property, but outside the fence); 1 1/2 miles W of Elwood

Maplewood Cemetery
Sec 16, New Lenox Twp (GNIS map)
Haven & Oak Sts, New Lenox

Marshall Cemetery
Sec 12, New Lenox Twp (GNIS map)
Francis Rd, 3/4 mile E of Parker Rd

McCune Cemetery
(aka Jackson Creek Cemetery / McKune / Asparagus Road)
(Arsenal Cemetery)
SE 1/4 of Sec 23, Channahon Twp
To arrange a visit, contact Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30071 S State Rte 53, Wilmington, IL 60481 - (815) 423-6370

Mound Hawley Cemetery
Homer Twp

Mound / Rudd / Higginbotham Cemetery
SE 1/4 Sec 12, Joliet Twp
W side of Cherry Hill Rd, just S of US Rte 30 (East Cass St), Joliet

Mt Calvary Cemetery
Joliet Twp (GNIS map)

Mt Calvary Cemetery of Lockport
Lockport Twp

Mt Moriah Cemetery
Sec 4, Joliet Twp (GNIS map)
1607 Clement St, Joliet

Mt Olivet Catholic Cemetery
Note: Sometimes called Mt Rose Catholic Cemetery
Sec 36, Wilmington Twp (GNIS Map)
W of IL Rte 102, S side of Oak St, Wilmington

Mt Olivet Cemetery
Sec 11, Joliet Twp (GNIS map)
1350 E Cass St, Joliet

Mt Olivet / Rosehill Cemetery
Sec 21, Reed Twp (GNIS map)
(map to cemetery)
E side of Cemetary Rd, S of Smiley Rd, Braidwood

Mt St Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
Sec 16, Wilton Twp
S Cedar Rd, halfway between Rte 52 & Peotone-Wilmington Rd

Newton Cemetery [offsite link]
(Arsenal Cemetery)
W 1/2 of NE 1/4 Sec 12, Wilmington Twp

Note: only one marker for George W. NEWTON, died ???18- 1865. Newspaper article dated Dec 20, 1865 "on the 17th instant, at the residence of his step-father, P. CORBIN, Esq., in this town, George W. NEWTON, aged 31 years."
To arrange a visit, contact Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30071 S State Rte 53, Wilmington, IL 60481 - (815) 423-6370

Norman Cemetery
Sec 9, Will Twp
abandoned

Oakwood Cemetery - A-G; H-M; N-S; T-Z [partial]
Additional Partial Transcription
Sec 11, Joliet Twp
1201 E Cass St, Joliet (815) 722-8803

Oakwood Protestant Cemetery
Sec 36, Wilmington Twp (GNIS map)
W of IL Rte 102 on the N side of Oak St, Wilmington

Oakwood / Braidwood Protestant Cemetery
Sec 15, Custer Twp
(map to cemetery)
E side of Essex Rd

Old Cemetery
Frankfort Twp

Peotone Cemetery
Sec 19, Will Twp
Corning Rd, E of IL Rte 50 - currently managed by the local undertaker, Harry Helfrich at Fedde-Helfrich Chapel, Peotone

Pioneer Cemetery
Sec 17, Frankfort Twp
E side of Wolf Rd in Mokena, just S of the Rock Island RR tracks

Plainfield Cemetery

Sec 15, Plainfield Twp (GNIS map)
US Rte 30 near junction with Rte 59, Plainfield

Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Sec 21, Frankfort Twp (GNIS map)
W of US Rte 45 and S of US Rte 30, Frankfort

Providence Ridge/North Ridge/North Providence Ridge Cemetery
Sec 11, Jackson Twp
W side of Ridge Rd, 1/2 mile S of Bernhard Rd

Reed's Grove Cemetery [offsite link]
(Arsenal Cemetery)
Sec 31, Jackson Twp
To arrange a visit, contact: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery; 27034 S. Diagonal Rd, Elwood, IL 60421

Resurrection Cemetery
Romeoville, DuPage Twp (GNIS map)

Rose Hill Cemetery
Sec 4, Green Garden Twp (GNIS map)
Stuenkel Rd

Runyan Cemetery
Sec 14, Lockport Twp
Old Legion Park, Lockport
Jack Braun: The path entrance is opposite 410 West St in Lockport. The only graves still marked are those of Runyan family members.

Russian Cemetery / St Nicholaus Sterling Park
Sec 34, Lockport Twp (GNIS map)
Princeton & Green Garden Place, Lockport (Fairmont)

St Cyril's & Methodius Cemetery
Sec 1, Joliet Twp (GNIS map)
N side of Maple Rd (US Rte 6) between Briggs St & Farrell Rd, Joliet

St John's Cemetery
Sec 4, Joliet Twp (GNIS map)
Ruby & Clement Sts, Joliet

St John's Evangelical UCC Cemetery
Sec 17, Mokena, Frankfort Twp (GNIS map)
E side of S Wolf Rd at S edge

St John's Evangelical UCC / North Peotone Cemetery
Sec 3, Peotone Twp
N Peotone Rd & 88th St

St John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
Sec 1, Washington Twp
Eagle Lake

St John's UCC Church Cemetery
Sec 22, Washington Twp (near Beecher)
311th St (Rd)

St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Sec 17, Manhattan Twp (GNIS map)
W side of US Rte 52, just N of Elwood-Manhattan Rd

St Joseph Cemetery
Sec 4, Joliet, Joliet Twp (GNIS map)
Raynor Ave & Cleary Sts

St Luke's UCC Cemetery
Sec 17-13-14, Beecher, Washington Twp (GNIS map)
295th Rd

St Mary's Cemetery
Mokena, Frankfort Twp (GNIS map)

St Mary's Cemetery
Joliet Twp (GNIS map)

St Mary's Cemetery
Sec 33, Lockport Twp
Caton Farm Rd, W of IL Rte 53

St Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Sec 10, Plainfield, Plainfield Twp (GNIS map)
Naperville Rd

St Michael Cemetery
Sec 13, Homer Twp (GNIS map)
159th St & Will-Cook Rd

St Patrick's Cemetery
Sec 9, Joliet Twp (GNIS map)
608 W Jefferson St, Joliet

St Paul's Cemetery
Manhattan Twp

St Paul's Evangelical UCC Cemetery

Sec 21, Monee, Monee Twp
E Margaret St

St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
Sec 21, Washington Twp (GNIS map)
E of Rte 1, S of 303rd St

St Peter's Cemetery
Frankfort Twp (GNIS map)

St Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
Sec 11, Joliet, Joliet Twp
E Cass St, W end of Oakwood Cemetary

St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Sec 12, Green Garden Twp
SE corner of 80th & Stuenkel Rd

Schlem Cemetery
Frankfort Twp (GNIS map)

Skyline Memorial Park
Sec 16, Monee, Monee Twp (GNIS map)

South Lockport / Lockport Catholic Cemetery
Sec 26, Lockport, Lockport Twp
17th St & Jefferson St

Stan's Grove Cemetery
Jackson Twp

Starr's Grove Cemetery [offsite link]
(Arsenal Cemetery)
NE 1/4 of Sec 8, Florence Twp (GNIS map)
To arrange a visit, contact Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30071 S State Rte 53, Wilmington, IL 60481 - (815) 423-6370
Submitted by Researchers

Stateville Cemetery
Sec 28, Lockport Twp
located on the prison grounds

Stevens Cemetery
Joliet Twp
now the park on Walnut St. between Silver Cross Hospital and Cass St
Many burials moved to Oakwood (Joliet) ca 1865

Trinity Lutheran Cemetery and Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Sec 16, Crete Twp
1 mile S of Crete on Halsted Ave
Transcription (offsite link): A-E, F-K, L-R, S-Z

Trinity Cemetery (new)
Sec 16, Crete Twp
Monee Rd

Troutman Grove / Eib / Hibner Cemetery
SE 1/4 Sec 6, Elwood, Jackson Twp (GNIS map)
W of Patterson Rd

Twining Cemetery
Sec 17, Green Garden Twp (GNIS map)
Dralle Rd

Union Burial Society Cemetery
Frankfort Twp ??
SW of Frankfort about a mile SE of intersection of US 45 & Laraway Rd, just N of Gateway Homes

Union Cemetery
Sec 14, Green Garden Twp (GNIS map)
Manhattan/Monee Rd & 80th Ave

Vermont Cemetery
SE 1/4 Sec 8, Wheatland Twp (GNIS map)
E side of Normantown Rd between 95th St & 103rd St; fenced


Wesley / Forked Creek / Old Cemetery
SW 1/4 Sec 15, Wesley Twp (GNIS map)
DeSelm Rd, E of Chicago Rd - Note: Forked Creek, Old & Wesley Cemetaries are now collectively known as Wesley Forked Creek Cemetary

West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery
Sec 30, Peotone Twp (GNIS map)
W Peotone Rd, W of US Rtes 45/52

Wheatland Cemetery
NE 1/4 Sec 14, Wheatland Twp (GNIS map)
104th St, just W of Naperville Rd


Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery / Wheatland Community Presbyterian / Scotch Presbyterian Cemetery
SE 1/4 Sec 19, Plainfield, Wheatland Twp (GNIS map)
11839 S Heggs Rd, (630) 904-1140
119th St & Heggs Rd, W of Rte 30 & 119th St
This cemetery is loaded with "Scotch" ancestery of this area with was settled in the early 1800s. The church and cemetery were founded in 1848. The church that is now standing was built in 1908 and all the people who attended this church which had the nickname of the "Scotch" church are buried there.


Will Cemetery
Will Twp

Willard Grove Cemetery
Sec 8, Channahon Twp (GNIS map)
1/2 mile N of Channahon on Channahon-Minooka Road

Williams Cemetery
Sec 16, Lockport Twp
next to St. Patrick's

Wilton Center Cemetery
Wilton Twp (GNIS map)

Woodlawn Memorial Park
Joliet, Joliet Twp
23060 W Jefferson St (815) 725-1152

Woodlawn Memorial Park
Plainfield Twp (GNIS map)

Zion Lutheran/Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Sec 16, Crete Twp
1 mile S of Crete on Halsted Ave.
Surname Listing:  A-E, F-K, L-R, S-Z

Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
SW 1/4 Sec 14, Wheatland Twp (GNIS map)
111th St, just W of DuPage River

Last Update: Tuesday, 26-Aug-2008 00:06:47 EDT


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