Cemeteries in Northern Illinois

SCANDINAVIAN CEMETERY - EST

Scandinavian Cemetery is a large cemetery located in Rockford on the NE side of the intersection of Rural / Guilford / Greenwood Streets. Scandinavian Cemetery was established in . The cemetery is fenced in and the gate was locked so one must enter off Guilford Road. There is an older section up by the fence along Greenwood, although some older stones can also be found in other sections of the cemetery. Near the center of the cemetery eight [8] roads converge in an octopus-like arrangement. It is easy to lose one's place with the layout of this cemetery. Many of the names are obviously Scandinavian.

Entrance locked - enter off Guilford	NELSON monument
Unreadable older monuments	BECKMAN bench
Stones along the curb	Well maintained
ANDERSON monument	Older monument

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