Bluff City Cemetery
Bluff City Cemetery is a cemetery in Hanover Township, Cook, Illinois. Bluff City Cemetery is situated nearby to the neighborhood Elgin Historic District, as well as near the town South Elgin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elgin National Watch Company Observatory and National Street/Elgin station.
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is a historic building in Elgin, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in 1910 to serve the Elgin National Watch Company two blocks to the west. Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Bluff City Cemetery.
National Street/Elgin station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National Street is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.0 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. National Street/Elgin station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bluff City Cemetery.
Elgin High School
School
Elgin High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elgin, Illinois, an American city 40 mi. northwest of Chicago. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Bartlett High School, Larkin High School, South Elgin High School, and Streamwood High School. Elgin High School is situated 1 mile northeast of Bluff City Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin Historic District and Elgin.
Elgin Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Elgin Historic District is a set of 697 buildings in Elgin, Illinois. Of these, 429 contribute to the district's historical integrity. The district is the oldest portion of the city, and contains mostly residences and churches. Elgin Historic District is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bluff City Cemetery.
Elgin
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elgin is a city in Chicagoland known for its Victorian architecture and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
South Elgin
Town
South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,865. In 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82nd of 100 entries in its "America's Best Places to Live" edition and again in 2011 as 98th of 100 entries. South Elgin is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bluff City Cemetery.
Bluff City Cemetery
- Opening hours:
April—October: sunrise—7:30 PM
November—March: sunrise—4:00 PM - Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Hanover Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.01754° or 42° 1′ 3″ northLongitude
-88.25323° or 88° 15′ 12″ westElevation
745 feet (227 metres)Open location code
86JH2P9W+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 95565481OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4885217
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