History & Genealogy of
Lemont Township
Presented by Illinois Genealogy Trails
©Kim Torp
Cities & Towns within Lemont Township:
Village of Lemont - website
History .....
Lemont - "A city in Cook County, 25 miles southwest of Chicago,
on the Des Plaines River and the Chicago & Alton Railroad. A thick vein of Silurian limestone (Athens marble)
is extensively quarried here, constituting the chief industry. Owing to the number of industrial enterprises, Lemont
is at times the temporary home of a large number of workmen. The city has a bank, electric lights, six churches,
two papers, five public and four private schools, one business college, aluminum and concrete works. Population
of the township in 1890 was 5,539; 4,441 in 1900." Source: "Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois",
1901
Brief history provided by the Village
Cemeteries.....
Bethany Lutheran, St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery, St Cyril & Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Saint James Cemetery,
Saint Matthews Cemetery, St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
Biographies .....
Data Online.....
1880 Mortality Census
Obituary Index
Database - provided by the Lemont Public Library (off-site)
Pictures of Lemont - Current and Historical. Provided by the Lemont Historical Society (off-site)
Important Addresses.....
Lemont Public Library
50 E. Wend Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Website: http://www.lemontlibrary.org/
Index of Microfilm Collection
Lemont Historical Society (By
Appointment Only!)
306 Lemont Street
Lemont, IL 60439
630-257-2972
Website
Some Catholic Churches in Lemont:
St. Alphonsus Parish - 215 E. Logan Street - Lemont,
IL 60439 Phone: (630) 257-2414.
Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis Parish (Lithuanian) - 14911
127th Street - #101 - Lemont, IL 60439 Phone: (630) 257-5613.
Saints Cyril and Methodius Parish (Polish) [opened
1884] - 608 Sobieski Street - Lemont, IL 60439 Phone: (630) 257-2776.
St. James Parish - 10600 Archer Road - Lemont, IL
60439 Phone: (630) 257-7000.
Links to Lemont Township-related websites .....
Canal Corridor Association - Information about the history of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the towns located along the
waterway.
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