Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States

Overview of Forest Home Cemetery

• Name:
  Forest Home Cemetery
• Also Known As:
  German Waldheim Cemetery
  Waldheim Cemetery
• Place Type:
  Cemetery
• Located In:
  Forest Park, Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  This cemetery is located in Proviso Township.
• Surveys:
  Township 39 North, Range 12 East, Third Principal Meridian
• Location:
  863 De Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130-2013
• Established:
  1873
• Condition:
  Well Maintained
• Note:
  At Least 51,045 Known Burials - Last Burial in 2015
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.867809241° 52' 04.1"N

  Longitude:-87.826725787° 49' 36.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Forest Park 1 mi. NE
  • Maywood 1.2 mi. NW
  • Hines 1.2 mi. SW
  • Broadview 1.4 mi. W
  • North Riverside (Riverside Township) 1.7 mi. S
  • Berwyn (Berwyn Township) 2.1 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Waldheim 0.3 mi. NE
  • Joseph and Sons Incorporaed 0.6 mi. SE
  • Concordia 0.6 mi. N
  • Free Sons of Israel 0.7 mi. SE
  • Woodlawn 1.2 mi. SE
  • Waldheim (North Riverside) 1.3 mi. SE
  • Menorah (Broadview) 1.7 mi. SW
  • Glen Oak 3.1 mi. W
  • Parkholm (La Grange Park) 3.2 mi. SW
  • Oak Ridge 3.4 mi. W
  • Immanuel (Hillside) 4.1 mi. W
  • Mount Auburn Memorial (Stickney, Stickney Township) 4.2 mi. SE
• Elevation:
  188 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  434573546
• Updated Apr 19, 2020