Mount Olive Cemetery

Mount Olive Cemetery is a landscaped cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was founded by Chicago's Scandinavian community in 1886. It is located at 3800 North Narragansett Avenue and is adjacent to Zion Gardens cemetery.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Patio Theater and Chicago Read Mental Health Center.

Movie theater
The is a music venue and movie theater located at 6008 W. Irving Park Road on the northwest side of in the neighborhood. is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Mount Olive Cemetery.

Hospital
is a state-run inpatient JCAHO-accredited facility, located in the community of , northwest of , . is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Mount Olive Cemetery.

Shopping center
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Harlem Irving Plaza is a located in , a suburb of . The mall features over 100 stores and a food court. The mall's anchor stores are Kohl's, Nordstrom Rack, XSport Fitness, Xfinity, Best Buy, Target, Hobby Lobby, , Five Below, Toys"R"Us, and Dick's. is situated 1 mile west of Mount Olive Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunning and Portage Park.

Suburb
is one of 77 officially designated community areas of the city of , . In 1851, the small, rural settlement that would later become , was chosen by the Cook County Board of Commissioners to be the site of Chicago's new Poorhouse and Insane Asylum.

Suburb
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is located on the northwest side of the City of Chicago, Illinois and is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. is bordered by the community areas of and to the north, and the suburb of to the west, to the east and to the south.

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The of includes the neighborhoods of Avondale and the Polish Village, with large Polish communities; Irving Park and Old Irving, quiet areas with historic homes; and Forest Glen, Jefferson Park, Norwood Park, Edison Park, Edgebrook, Dunning, and Portage Park, residential areas which have nice parks, old theaters, and some big annual festivals.

Mount Olive Cemetery

Latitude
41.94973° or 41° 56′ 59″ north
Longitude
-87.78866° or 87° 47′ 19″ west
Elevation
640 feet (195 metres)
Open location code
86HJW6X6+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 163168469
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Geo­Names ID
4902965
Wiki­data ID
Q17026647
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In Other Languages

“Mount Olive Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: マウント・オリーヴ墓地

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