Bachelors Grove Cemetery Trail Maps
Get your hands on the first and only trail maps dedicated just for Bachelors Grove cemetery. Created upon GPS accuracy and years of research, these maps are loaded with many points of interest for your next trip!
Ever wonder where to find those hidden trails that lead to the cemetery? How about those house foundations? Or maybe even the wells and silos? These maps will answer all of those questions and even show you things you never heard about.
If you are visiting the area for the first time then you should be prepared before making that road trip. You'll be happy to have these professionally produced maps by your side.
35+ Points of Interest & 60+ Notations
This 2011 edition includes over 15 new areas and some helpful orthographic imaging for adventurous treasure seekers.
Find out where past visitors have found artifacts such as old coins, guns, knives and more! Maybe you can find what others have missed!
Also included is alternative parking as well as entry and exit points to the cemetery off of Central Avenue, Ridgeland Avenue, Menard Avenue, 147th Street & 143rd Street.
* Did you know that the parking lot near the cemetery is not always open during the full legal visiting hours? Now you can find the gravel parking lot others are talking about that never gets locked up!
All maps are available in Adobe PDF format for viewing and printing on your PC
~ iPhone, iPad, Android & Kindle compatible ~
Here is a sample of what you can find using the maps
House Foundations
Find the remains to three homes near the cemetery dating as far back as the 1800s.
Picnic Bench & Fire Pit
You can find a place to rest while hiking the trails. This location is also a rest stop for the ATVs that can be found riding through the area.
The use of this location in such a manner is unauthorized by the Forest Preserve District. Please be safe when visiting the area and remember that ground fires, nor ATVs, are allowed on District property without approval.
Water Wells
This is one of the three wells that can be found in the area.
They can be found both east and west of the cemetery.
Silos
This is one of the two silo foundations that can be found in the area.
They can be found both east and west of the cemetery.
Holy Tree
Various statues can be found inside the large hole of the "Holy Tree"
(Also known as The Keebler Tree)
The Gate
Find the remains to the original gate that prevented vehicle access to the cemetery before the 1960s. This is the same gate that was used to trap police officers in 1958.
Cistern
Find the remains to the cistern that used to store water for some of the early settlers to the area.
* The Forest Preserves within Cook County are only open from sunrise until sunset.
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