Hillside in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Queen of Heaven Cemetery

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 22, 2024

1. Queen of Heaven Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Consecrated on September 14th, 1947 by Samuel Cardinal Stritch, Queen of Heaven Cemetery opened as a successor to Mount Carmel Cemetery, located across Roosevelt Road. Queen of Heaven paved the way as a "modern" cemetery with the introduction of both Shrine sections and two-grave monument selections. Opened in 1957 as the first community mausoleum, Queen of Heaven Indoor Mausoleum contains space for thirty-thousand entombments. Christ the King Garden Mausoleum is the newest addition of mausoleum complexes, containing space for over twenty-thousand entombments. Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery, located in the northwest corner of Queen of Heaven Cemetery, opened as a Slovak cemetery in 1923 and remains active with available grave space.

Erected by Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 1947.

Location. 41° 51.548′ N, 87° 54.188′ W. Marker is in Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from South Wolf Road 0.3 miles south of Roosevelt Road (Illinois Route 38), on the right when traveling west. The marker is a couple hundred feet past the Wolf Road entrance to Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 South Wolf Road, Hillside IL 60162, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Scalabrini Fathers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (about 500 feet away); At Peace Memorial (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Queen of Heaven Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Clerics of St. Viator (approx. 0.3 miles away); Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mt. Carmel Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillside.

More about this marker. An identical marker can be found near the north entrance to the cemetery off of Roosevelt Road.

Also see . . . Queen of Heaven Cemetery official site.

Excerpt: "The Mausoleum at Queen of Heaven Cemetery was the first of its kind in the Chicagoland area, it is also the world’s largest Catholic Mausoleum. The Mausoleum itself is three stores tall and comprises three buildings, all physically connected: Queen of Heaven, Queen of Angels, and Queen of All Saints."

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 22, 2024

2. Queen of Heaven Cemetery Marker

The cemetery offices are in the background.

(Submitted on April 22, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Queen of Heaven Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 22, 2024

3. Queen of Heaven Cemetery

In this photo of the stone gate at the The Wolf Road entrance to the cemetery, the marker is visible in the distance on the right.

Queen of Heaven Mausoleum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 22, 2024

4. Queen of Heaven Mausoleum

The mausoleum, referenced on the historical marker and located about a third-mile away at the corner of Roosevelt and Wolf roads, is the largest Catholic mausoleum in the world, holding approximately 31,000 crypts and 900 niches for cremated remains.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.