Fort Sheridan National Cemetery
Fort Sheridan National Cemetery was established in 1889 on the grounds of Fort Sheridan, a United States Army installation that had been established two years earlier, in 1887, in Lake County, Illinois and remained an active U.S. Army installation until 1993.
- Cemetery
- …lies at an elevation of 682 feet (208 metres)
- …is operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- …dates from 1889
- …is named after Philip Sheridan
- Description: cemetery in Highwood, Illinois
- Address: Vattman Road, Lake Forest, IL 60035
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Sheridan station and Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart.
Fort Sheridan station
Railway station
Fort Sheridan station is one of two stations… Fort Sheridan station is situated 2,600 feet south of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery.
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
School
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, founded… Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart is situated 1 mile northwest of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery.
Fort Sheridan Water Tower
Tower
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The Fort Sheridan Water Tower is a water tower in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Fort Sheridan Water Tower is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Sheridan and Highwood.
Fort Sheridan
Hamlet
Fort Sheridan is a residential neighborhood within the…
Highwood
Village
Highwood is a North Shore suburb of Chicago in Moraine… Highwood is situated 2 miles south of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery.
Lake Forest
Lake Forest is an idyllic suburb in the North Shore region of Illinois.
Fort Sheridan National Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location
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Latitude
42.22449° or 42° 13′ 28″ north
Longitude
-87.82102° or 87° 49′ 16″ west
Open location code
86JJ65FH+QH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include US Army Reserve Center and Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve.
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