Burr Oak Cemetery

Burr Oak Cemetery is a cemetery located in , 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.
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  • Cemetery
  • …lies at an elevation of around 620 feet (190 metres)
  • …is also known as “Chicago Burr Oak Cemetery”
  • Description: cemetery located in Alsip, Illinois
  • Address: 4400 West 127th Street, Alsip, IL 60803

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Restvale Cemetery and Ozinga Field.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alsip and Crestwood.
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Burr Oak Cemetery

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Latitude
41.66548° or 41° 39′ 56″ north
Longitude
-87.73384° or 87° 44′ 2″ west
Open location code
86HJM788+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 74702914
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
4886081
Wiki­data ID
Q5000327

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Burr Oak Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “cementiri 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”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio Burr Oak”
  • Swedish: “Burr Oak Cemetery”
  • Ukrainian: “Берр-Оук”

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