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| York
(Torode) Cemetery The cemetery was an authentic pioneer
cemetery. The Torode family settled in York
Township at/near the present southern boundary of
Elmhurst, at York Road. The cemetery was
located on the west bank of Salt Creek, just north
of present 22nd Street. I don’t think the
burials went above 50 persons by 1960 when the
remains were disinterred. Your guess is pretty
good; it was both neglected and paved. The
cemetery was a non-issue until the Oak Brook area
began to be developed. Tollway construction
also came through the neighborhood. Developers
decided to acquire the cemetery, move the graves,
and now a business subdivision named “Enterprise
Drive” stands in its place. All that remains
are some wild cemetery flowers, growing along the
creek. Most of the remains went to Clarendon
Hills Cemetery. Lass than a dozen went to the
“Butler” family plot in OakBrook (on Bronswood’s
southern boundary).
The Torode home,
built with area limestone, was pulled down for the
improvement of Roosevelt Road, and the
improvement/relocation of York Road. That
limestone came from Torode’s own quarry, located
just south of Harger Road and north of the cemetery,
which by 1960 had filled with water and was a
swimming hole. Tollway construction filled in
the quarry, and the Tollway runs across the top.
Information contributed by C. J. Elonich, May 2013 A partial cemetery transcription is available at Find-A-Grave.Com |
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