Mount Emblem Cemetery

Mount Emblem Cemetery
The Fischer Windmill at Mount Emblem Cemetery
Details
Established1925
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°55′43″N 87°55′33″W / 41.92861°N 87.92583°W / 41.92861; -87.92583
TypeNon-denominational
Owned byDignity Memorial
Size90 acres (0.36 km2)
WebsiteMount Emblem Cemetery website
Find a GraveMount Emblem Cemetery

Mount Emblem Cemetery is located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and County Line Road in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Mount Emblem is perhaps best known as the home of the Fischer Windmill, popularly known as "The Old Dutch Mill", a typical Dutch windmill that towers above the trees and can be clearly seen from southbound I-294. Construction started on the mill in 1865, and the land became a cemetery in 1925, with the windmill becoming a museum. The latest renovations to the windmill were made in 2015. The tower is 51 feet (16 m) high. Sails were originally mounted on a latticework that spanned 74 feet (23 m), but now spans only 50 feet (15 m).