About Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 830 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 34 notable people buried here, including Adlai Stevenson II, Adlai Stevenson I and David Davis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1747564. The nearest other listed cemetery is Park Hill Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Beck Memorial Home in Bloomington, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 94 cemeteries we list in McLean County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 94 listings in McLean County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
Among them: 7 US representatives, 3 Civil War veterans, 2 baseball players, 2 writers, 1 business leader, 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Adlai Stevenson II1900-1965American politician and diplomat (1900-1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953
- Adlai Stevenson I1835-1914American politician (1835-1914); Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897
- David Davis1815-1886American lawyer, judge, Supreme Court justice, and politician
- Charles Radbourn1854-1897Major League Baseball player
- Letitia Stevenson1843-1913Second Lady of the United States
- Jesse W. Fell1808-1887American businessman and land owner
- Giles Alexander Smith1829-1876Union United States Army general
- Benjamin F. Funk1838-1909American politician
- Gerald White Wunderlich1889-1937American racecar driver
- Louis Fitzhenry1870-1935United States federal judge
- Marie Litta1856-1883American opera singer
- John M. Scott1824-1898American judge
Show all 34 notable burials
- John McNulta1837-1900American politician
- Jonathan H. Rowell1833-1908American politician
- Thomas F. Tipton1833-1904American politician
- Ulysses Freeman Doubleday1792-1866American politician
- Julia Green Scott1839-1923American socialite and philanthropist
- William W. Orme1832-1866United States general
- Julia Scott Vrooman1876-1981American writer
- Matthew T. Scott1828-1891American agriculturalist
- Melinda Rankin1811-1888American missionary, teacher, and writer
- Reuben Moore Benjamin1833-1917American jurist
- Eugene Barton1880-1922American baseball player
- Joseph Kimball1844-1910Medal of Honor recipient
- Sue A. Sanders1842-1931American teacher, clubwoman, author
- Vinton E. Howell1840-1911American sheriff and politician (born 1840)
- Branch Harris Colby1854-1933American civil engineer
- Charles S. Bromwell1869-1915American military engineer
- Cyrenius Wakefield1815-1885Millionaire
- Francis Marion Austin1862-1922American classical philologist
- Homer Wakefield1865-1946Doctor, heir
- Julia Stevenson Hardin1874-1966
- Letitia Scott1873-1962
- Thomas Magee1822-1854Methodist Episcopal minister
People whose Wikidata entry gives Evergreen Memorial Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.46909, -88.98854
What Evergreen Memorial Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Park Hill CemeteryBloomington, ILCemetery1.0 mi
- Jewish CemeteryBloomington, ILJewish cemetery1.2 mi
- Price CemeteryBloomington, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryBloomington, ILChristian cemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryBloomington, ILChristian cemetery1.8 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryBloomington, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Scogin Hill CemeteryBloomington, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryNormal, ILCatholic cemetery3.0 mi
- Blooming Grove CemeteryBloomington, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- East Lawn CemeteryBloomington, ILCemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
- Beck Memorial Home0.6 miFuneral home · Bloomington · (309) 827-2325
- Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home1.0 miFuneral home · Bloomington · (309) 828-2415
- Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home1.5 miFuneral home · Bloomington · (309) 828-2422
- Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Bloomington · (309) 663-1968
- Calvert & Metzler Memorial Homes2.9 miFuneral home · Normal · (309) 452-8348
- East Lawn Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Bloomington
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Evergreen Memorial Cemetery located?
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is at 302 East Miller Street, Bloomington, IL 61701 in McLean County. GPS coordinates: 40.46909, -88.98854.
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