Lincoln Cemetery

Lincoln Cemetery is a historically African American in , United States. Near Chicago, the cemetery is about 112 acres with over 16,000 interments.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois, United States
  • Address: 12300 South Kedzie Avenue, Blue Island, IL 60406

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dwight D. Eisenhower High School and 119th Street station.

School
is a public four-year high school located in , a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Lincoln Cemetery.

Railway station
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119th Street is one of four railroad stations in along the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island District Line, and five within Blue Island generally. is situated 1½ miles east of Lincoln Cemetery.

Cemetery
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is situated 1 mile northeast of Lincoln Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merrionette Park and Blue Island.

Village
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is a village in , United States. The population was 1,969 as of the 2020 census.

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is a city in , United States, 16 miles south of . is adjacent to the city of and shares its northern boundary with that city's neighborhood.

Village
is a village and south suburb of in , United States. The population was 4,629 at the 2020 census. It is the second oldest African American incorporated town in the north following , and was home to the country's first black-owned airport, . is situated 1½ miles south of Lincoln Cemetery.

Lincoln Cemetery

Latitude
41.66841° or 41° 40′ 6″ north
Longitude
-87.70242° or 87° 42′ 9″ west
Elevation
607 feet (185 metres)
Named after
Abraham Lincoln
Open location code
86HJM79X+92
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131817215
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
4899826
Wiki­data ID
Q6550517
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Lincoln Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Lincoln Cemetery”
  • French: “cimetière Lincoln”
  • French: “Cimetière Lincoln”
  • Georgian: “ლინკოლნის სასაფლაო”
  • Hausa: “Kabari na Lincoln (Cook County)”
  • Hausa: “Kabari na Lincoln”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות לינקולן בבלו איילנד, אילינוי”
  • Japanese: “リンカーン墓地”
  • Swedish: “Lincoln Cemetery”
  • Ukrainian: “Лінкольн”
  • Welsh: “Mynwent Lincoln”

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