Warrenville in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Warrenville Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

1. Warrenville Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to all veterans by Warrenville Memorial Post 8081 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and the Ladies Auxiliary

Erected 1983 by VFW Memorial Post 8081; City of Warrenville.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Military • Women.

Location. 41° 49.422′ N, 88° 10.878′ W. Memorial is in Warrenville, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is at the intersection of Stafford Place and Warren Avenue, in the median on Stafford Place. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Warrenville IL 60555, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Veteran's Memorial (here,

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next to this marker); Warrenville World War I Memorial Rock (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to the Founders Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Seraph Warren Holmes (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); It Kame From the North (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Julius M. Warren’s Saw Mill and Warrenville’s Grist Mill (approx. half a mile away); Gathering at the Gristmill (approx. half a mile away); Recipe for a River (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrenville.

More about this memorial. A marker on the side of the memorial, erected in 2002, gives an extensive history of this memorial. A memorial stone for Warrenville's World War I veterans was moved here in 1990 and now sits behind (west of) the 1983 memorial.

A plaque on the rear honors seven members of the Leonard family who served in the U.S. military: Phillip, Terrence, Ronald, Daniel, Timothy, Rory and Todd.

Warrenville Veterans Memorial plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

2. Warrenville Veterans Memorial plaque

Warrenville Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

3. Warrenville Veterans Memorial

Downtown Warrenville image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

4. Downtown Warrenville

The Veterans Memorial is on the right side of this photo.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

5. Warrenville Veterans Memorial

A plaque on the rear honors the 50th anniversary of VFW Post 8081, which erected this memorial.

Leonard family plaque on the Warrenville Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

6. Leonard family plaque on the Warrenville Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

7. Warrenville Veterans Memorial

This rear view shows the World War I memorial in the foreground. It was moved to this location in 1990.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.