Lisle's Historic Cemeteries
Description
Visit two of DuPage County's oldest cemeteries located in Lisle.
The Lisle Cemetery is one of the oldest registered cemeteries in DuPage County and one of the oldest cemeteries in the State of Illinois. The first person buried here was George Willard in 1836, and the Lisle Cemetery Association was incorporated on June 4, 1883. The Village of Lisle continues to preserve the cemetery, and The Museums at Lisle Station Park and Lisle Heritage Society continue to research and share its history as well as the history of its residents. Cemetery lots are available to this day. Scroll down for more information and a list and map of historic burial plots.
Located just west of 2900 Ogden Avenue is the Beaubien Cemetery. It was set apart decades ago by Mark Beaubien, Sr. on a portion of the 260 acres in Lisle that he acquired in 1841. The property included an tavern inn structure which later also served as a toll house for the Plank Road. (See Beaubien Tavern Clio entry to learn more about this structure.) Today a single stone monument, put into place in 1989, records the names, birth, and death dates of those known to be buried in this small family cemetery on the north side of Ogden Avenue. The Museums at Lisle Station Park continue to research the history of the cemetery as well as its residents.
This Tour is a Walking Tour.
Visit two of DuPage County's oldest cemeteries located in Lisle.