Burr Oak Cemetery
Burr Oak Cemetery is a cemetery located in Alsip, Illinois, United States, a suburb southwest of Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1927, Burr Oak was one of the few early Chicago cemeteries focused on the needs of the African-American community, it is the final resting place of many African-American celebrities, including Chicago blues musicians and athletes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Alsip, Illinois
- Also known as: “Chicago Burr Oak Cemetery”
- Address: 4400 West 127th Street, Alsip, IL 60803
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Restvale Cemetery and Lincoln Cemetery.
Restvale Cemetery
Cemetery
Restvale Cemetery is in Alsip, Illinois, United States, a suburb southwest of the city of Chicago. A number of Chicago blues musicians, educators, and notable people are buried there. Restvale Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Burr Oak Cemetery.
Lincoln Cemetery
Cemetery
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Lincoln Cemetery is a historically African American cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois, United States. The cemetery is about 112 acres with over 16,000 interments. Lincoln Cemetery is situated 1½ miles east of Burr Oak Cemetery.
Ozinga Field
Stadium
Ozinga Field is a baseball stadium located in Crestwood, Illinois. The stadium was built in 1999 and holds 3,500 seats. It is the home field of the Windy City ThunderBolts, playing in the Frontier League. Ozinga Field is situated 2 miles south of Burr Oak Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alsip and Crestwood.
Alsip
Alsip is in Chicago's South Suburbs. As of the 2000 census, there were 19,725 people living in the village.Crestwood
Crestwood is a village 23 miles southwest of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,826.Merrionette Park
Village
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Merrionette Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,969 as of the 2020 census. Merrionette Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Burr Oak Cemetery.
Burr Oak Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Worth Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.66548° or 41° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
-87.73384° or 87° 44′ 2″ westElevation
623 feet (190 metres)Open location code
86HJM788+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 74702914OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Burr Oak Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière de Burr Oak”
- French: “Cimetière de Burr Oak”
- Hausa: “Kabari na Burr Oak”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות בור אואק”
- Irish: “Reilig Burr Oak”
- Japanese: “バー・オーク墓地”
- Kurdish: “goristana Burr Oak”
- Slovenian: “Burr Oak Cemetery”
- Swedish: “Burr Oak Cemetery”
- Ukrainian: “Берр-Оук”
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