About Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery near Vinton, Benton County, Iowa. It lies about 0.9 mi northwest of Vinton. The grounds sit at about 820 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Buren R. Sherman, James Lorraine Geddes and Stanley R. Petrick. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 456429. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 70 cemeteries we list in Benton County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Vinton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Evergreen Cemetery
Among them: 2 scientists, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 musician.
- Buren R. Sherman1836-1904American lawyer, judge and politician
- James Lorraine Geddes1827-1887Union Army General
- Stanley R. Petrick1931-2006American mathematician and linguist
- Frank Wenner1873-1954American physicist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Evergreen 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
42.16106, -92.00940
What Evergreen 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
- Saint Marys CemeteryVinton, IACemetery2.0 mi
- Maplewood CemeteryVinton, IACemetery2.1 mi
- Pettit Hill CemeteryVinton, IACemetery2.2 mi
- Plum Grove CemeteryVinton, IACemetery2.7 mi
- Prarie United Brethren CemeteryVinton, IACemetery3.1 mi
- East - Eden CemeteryVinton, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Big Grove CemeteryVinton, IACemetery5.4 mi
- Cox CemeteryUrbana, IACemetery5.7 mi
- Bellar CemeteryVinton, IACemetery5.9 mi
- Bellar-Eden CemeteryVinton, IACemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Evergreen Cemetery
- Phillips Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Vinton · (319) 472-2388
- Monuments By Winona0.8 miMonument dealer · Vinton · (319) 361-6098
- Vinton Monuments1.5 miMonument dealer · Vinton · (319) 310-4724
- Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service12 miFuneral home · Center Point · (319) 849-1567
- La Porte City Funeral Home (Locke in LaPorte City)14 miFuneral home · La Porte City · (319) 342-3131
- Phillips Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Keystone · (319) 442-3315
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