About Mount Evergreen Cemetery
Mount Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery near Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. It lies about 0.7 mi northeast of Jackson. The grounds sit at about 991 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 23 notable people buried here, including Austin Blair, Truman G. Yuncker and Claire Allen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 632788. The nearest other listed cemetery is Temple Beth Israel Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Patience-Montgomery Funeral Home in Jackson, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 91 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 38 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Jackson County dates to 1859. 6 of the 91 listings in Jackson County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Jackson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Evergreen Cemetery
Among them: 3 Civil War veterans, 3 scientists, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 1 football player, 1 architect, 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 US representative.
- Austin Blair1818-1894American politician
- Truman G. Yuncker1891-1964U.S. botanist and educator
- Claire Allen1853-1942American architect
- Zelie Emerson1883-1969American suffragette active in England
- Albert A. Bliss1812-1893American politician
- James O'Donnell Bennett1870-1940American journalist
- William Henry Poole1876-1921American football player, minister
- Anna Theresa Berger Lynch1853-1925American musician
- Frederick A. Lyon1843-1911American soldier (1843-1911); Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- William H. Withington1835-1903Union Army general
- Christian Rath1831-1920German-American soldier and businessman
- Frank S. Kedzie1857-1935President of Michigan State University
Show all 23 notable burials
- John Kelley1841-1927Irish-American sailor (1841-1927); recipient of the Medal of Honor and sailor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War
- Charles V. De Land1826-1903American politician
- Ella Merriman Sharp1857-1912American activist for forest conservation and women's rights
- Ethel Claflin Yuncker1891-1981American botanist and collector
- Eugene Pringle1826-1908American politician
- 1851 - 1 Oct 1892
- Marian L. Campbell1865-1963American botanist and botanical collector
- Peter Burr Loomis1820-1905American politician
- Samuel Higby Camp1871-1944American business man and botanical collector
- Thomas H. Williams1844-1911American politician in Michigan
- Thomas Jefferson Conely1836-1899American Civil War officer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount 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
42.23781, -84.41107
What Mount 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
- Temple Beth Israel Cemetery420 North West Avenue, Jackson, MIJewish cemetery1.2 mi
- Woodland Cemetery2615 Francis Street, Jackson, MI · est. 1890Cemetery1.4 mi
- East Main Street CemeteryJackson, MICemetery1.4 mi
- Saint John's Catholic Cemetery4440 East South Street, Jackson, MICatholic cemetery1.5 mi
- Odd Fellows CemeteryJackson, MICemetery1.6 mi
- Hillcrest Memorial Park CemeteryJackson, MIMemorial park2.8 mi
- Cradit CemeteryJackson, MICemetery3.3 mi
- McArthur CemeteryMichigan Center, MICemetery3.9 mi
- Cherry Hill CemeteryJackson, MICemetery3.9 mi
- Fifield CemeteryJackson, MICemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Evergreen Cemetery
- Patience-Montgomery Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Jackson · (517) 782-0591
- Wetherby Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Jackson · (517) 787-7511
- House of Johnson Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Jackson · (517) 783-0100
- Desnoyer Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Jackson · (517) 782-1878
- Lauer Family Funeral Homes1.6 miFuneral home · Jackson · (517) 782-9446
- Burden-Patience-Montgomery Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Jackson · (517) 784-3104
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.