Cemetery Partners

Natural Burial Cemeteries in Illinois

Finding the right cemetery is an important decision in planning a natural burial. The cemeteries listed here either operate exclusively as natural burial grounds or have designated sections for natural burial.


If you have questions about any of these locations — what they look like, what they permit, or which might be the right fit — we're happy to help you think it through.

Woodland Cemetery

1601 N. Richmond Rd.

McHenry, Illinois 60030

224-802-8119

Casper Creek Natural Cemetery

(Northern Illinois’s only conservation cemetery)

870 S. Pilot Knob Rd.

Galena, Illinois 61036

815-677-3411

Windridge Memorial Park and Nature Sanctuary

7014 S. Rawson Bridge Rd.

Cary, Illinois 60013

267-996-7541

Willow Lawn Memorial Park

24090 N. US 45

Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061

267-996-9137

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery

1185 W. Algonquin Rd.

Palatine, Illinois 60067

847-397-3284

Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum

2405 W. Forest Home Ave.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215

414-645-2632

Don't See the Cemetery You Have in Mind?

If there's a specific cemetery that interests you, we'd love to know about it. We're actively working to expand natural burial access, and family interest is one of the most powerful tools for encouraging cemeteries to offer it.

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