Brooklyn Lutheran Cemetery - Compton, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
N 41° 38.477 W 089° 05.431
16T E 325894 N 4612060
Named after the township in which this cemetery and church reside, the Brooklyn Lutheran Cemetery adjoins the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in rural Lee County, Illinois
Waymark Code: WMM1TW
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Although this cemetery is on two sides of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, the graveyard (churchyard cemetery) is known as Brooklyn Lutheran Cemetery. Do not confuse it with Melugin Grove Cemetery which is also called Brooklyn Cemetery (no Lutheran) in the same township. According to FindAGrave there were 306 interments at Brooklyn Lutheran Cemetery at the time of this waymark posting. Although there were some graves without dates, the oldest recorded grave was from 1866.
Name of church or churchyard: Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church / Brooklyn Lutheran Cemetery

Approximate Size: Large (100+)
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