Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside, New Jersey
Also known as Evergreen Cemetery and Crematory
About Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery in Hillside, Essex County, New Jersey. The grounds sit at about 23 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 48 notable people buried here, including Stephen Crane, Mary Mapes Dodge and Dee Dee Warwick. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 876236. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oheb Sholem Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Funeral Service of New Jersey in Hillside, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 41 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 109 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 41 listings in Essex County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Evergreen Cemetery
Among them: 8 writers, 5 US representatives, 4 business leaders, 3 baseball players, 3 Civil War veterans, 3 Medal of Honor recipients, 3 musicians, 2 actors.
- Stephen Crane1871-1900American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist
- Mary Mapes Dodge1831-1905American children's writer
- Dee Dee Warwick1945-2008American soul singer
- Charles Bryant1879-1948British actor and film director
- Edward Stratemeyer1862-1930American book packager, publisher and writer
- William Sulzer1863-1941American politician and lawyer
- John Kean1852-1914New Jersey politician, United States Senator
- Nestor Dmytriw1862-1925Ukrainian priest
- George F. Houston1896-1944American actor and singer
- Charles August Sulzer1879-1919Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Alaska Territory
- Joseph Cross1843-1913American politician
- Amos Clark, Jr.1828-1912American politician
Show all 48 notable burials
- James M. Drake1837-1913Civil War officer, Medal of Honor recipient, author, and publisher
- Rufus King Jr.1838-1900United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- William Charles Roberts1832-1903Welsh-American Presbyterian minister
- George L. Spaulding1864-1921American composer
- James Mapes Dodge1852-1915American mechanical engineer
- Melaniya Vytvytska1887-1963Wife of the first Ukrainian president
- William Chetwood1771-1857American attorney and politician
- Barton Currie1877-1962American journalist
- Charlie Hamburg1863-1931American baseball player
- James Crane Kellogg III1915-1980American businessman
- Marion Webb1894-1931(1894-1931) second wife of Frederick T. Lewis
- Mary Helen Peck Crane1827-1891American church and temperance worker; writer
- Nellie Cornelia Patterson1865-1940(1863-1940) wife of Edwin Thomas Webb
- Thomas Turner1807-1883American Navy admiral
- A. Judson Clark1838-1913American officer
- Daniel Denison Whedon1808-1885Methodist Episcopal clergyman and theologian
- Elisha Evans Hudson1880-1921
- James Sproat Green II1829-1892Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey
- James Vote Bomford1811-1892Distinguished military soldier
- Jonathan Townley Crane1819-1880American clergyman
- Lyman Whitney Allen1854-1930American pastor, author
- Peter Bonnett1840-1910Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey
- William Brant1840-1898Medal of Honor recipient
- Caroline Sandford Finley1875-1936American doctor, recipient of the Croix de Guerre in WW I
- Cavalier H. Joüet1860-1929American chemist
- Emmanuel Emile Prevost1850-1926American businessman
- Frederick Arzt1825-1910Inventor of candle holders for Christmas trees. US Patents US214868A (1879) and US286572A (1883)
- Hugh Mercer Walker1876-1948American
- John Joseph Chetwood1800-1861
- Josephine R. Simpson1854-1899
- Michael John Cramer1835-1898
- Robert Wade Townley1813-1880Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Sampson Vryling Stoddard Wilder1780-1865
- Stephen Sylvester Day1850-1934American educator and insurance agent
- Thomas S. Hastings1827-1911American Presbyterian pastor
- William Crane1850-1897American baseball player
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
40.69343, -74.20987
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
- Oheb Sholem CemeteryHillside, NJCemetery0.2 mi
- Oheb Shalom Cemetery1321 North Broad Street, Hillside, NJJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- B'Nai Jeshuron CemeteryElizabeth, NJJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- B'nai Jeshurun Cemetery1351 Lower Road, Elizabeth, NJJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- B'nai Israel CemeteryElizabeth, NJJewish cemetery0.7 mi
- Gomel Chesed CemeteryElizabeth, NJJewish cemetery0.7 mi
- Mount Olivet CemeteryElizabeth, NJChristian cemetery0.8 mi
- Talmud Torah CemeteryElizabeth, NJJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- The LinkElizabeth, NJJewish cemetery0.9 mi
- First Robishower Chelmer CemeteryElizabeth, NJJewish cemetery0.9 mi
Funeral homes near Evergreen Cemetery
- Elizabeth Monuments0.4 miMonument dealer · Hillside · (908) 352-5775
- Funeral Service of New Jersey0.4 miFuneral home · Hillside · (908) 289-0500
- Legacy Growney Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Hillside · (908) 289-0400
- Cotton Funeral Service1.1 miFuneral home · Newark · (973) 926-6400
- Smith Funeral Home & Cremations1.4 miFuneral home · Elizabeth · (732) 595-6256
- Higgins and Bonner Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Elizabeth · (908) 352-5414
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Evergreen Cemetery located?
Evergreen Cemetery is at 1137 North Broad Street, Hillside, NJ 07205 in Essex County. GPS coordinates: 40.69343, -74.20987.
What are the visiting hours of Evergreen Cemetery?
The recorded hours are: 08:00-16:45. Hours can change on holidays, so confirm with the cemetery at (908) 352-7940.
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