About Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery near Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey. It lies about 0.8 mi southwest of Morristown. The grounds sit at about 377 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 39 notable people buried here, including Theodore Fitz Randolph, Mahlon Pitney and Winifred Holt. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 876237. The nearest other listed cemetery is Holy Rood Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rowe Funeral Home in Morristown, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Morris County, and 53 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 5 of the 61 listings in Morris County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Morristown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Evergreen Cemetery
Among them: 2 artists, 2 business leaders, 2 governors, 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 physician.
- Theodore Fitz Randolph1826-1883American politician
- Mahlon Pitney1858-1924American politician and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Winifred Holt1870-1945American sculptor and welfare worker
- George Theodore Werts1846-1910American politician
- James H. McGraw1860-1948American businessman
- Prince A. Morrow1846-1913American scientist
- Augustus W. Cutler1827-1897American politician
- Emile Henry Lacombe1846-1924Judge in the United States
- Philip H. Cooper1844-1912United States Navy admiral
- Heinie Benkert1901-1972American football player
- Frederick Beasley Ogden1827-1893American attorney, jurist, and politician
- George Goelet Kip1845-1926American lawyer and heir
Show all 39 notable burials
- Abram Quick Garretson1842-1907American judge
- J. Stewart Baker1893-1966American banker
- John Clinton Ogilvie1838-1900American painter
- American lawyer
- Preston Garland1799-1906Centenarian & Civil War veteran from Morristown, NJ
- Temperance Wick1758-1822American patriot
- Amelia Susanna Havemeyer1820-1859
- Charles Henry Mellon1891-1962
- David Hunter McAlpin Pyle1886-1944
- Frances Adelaide McAlpin1860-1937
- Frances Helen Hunt1837-1913Millionaire
- Francis Lathrop1832-1866
- Francis Stebbins Lathrop1806-1882
- Helen Slade Ogilvie1850-1935
- Henry C. Pitney1827-1911American lawyer
- Hoffman Miller1858-1917
- Isabel Gibbons Lathrop1835-1907
- J. A. H. Hopkinsdied 1960American political campaigner and social reformer
- John Shubert1908-1962American theatrical producer and lyricist
- Lauretta Jefferson1884-1946American choreographer and actress
- Lily Morrison Carr1853-1923
- Mary Howard Keasbey1875-1966
- Richard Wayne Stites1802-1877
- Sarah Remsen Manice1893-1954
- Sylvester Young L'Hommedieu Jr.1878-1962
- William Colville Emmet1836-1901American lawyer and diplomat
- Wynant Davis Vanderpool1875-1944
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
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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
- Holy Rood CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery1.1 mi
- Convent CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery1.4 mi
- Beth Israel CemeteryCedar Knolls, NJJewish cemetery2.0 mi
- Holy Family CemeteryMadison, NJFamily cemetery2.4 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryWhippany, NJCemetery2.8 mi
- Abby CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery3.4 mi
- Whippany Burying YardWhippany, NJCemetery3.5 mi
- New Vernon CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery4.4 mi
- Hillside CemeteryMadison, NJCemetery4.6 mi
- Gate of Heaven CemeteryEast Hanover, NJCemetery5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Evergreen Cemetery
- Rowe Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Morristown · (973) 538-0520
- Doyle Funeral Home Inc1.0 miFuneral home · Morristown · (973) 539-0622
- Dangler Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Morris Plains · (973) 539-3300
- Bradley-Braviak Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Whippany · (973) 887-2186
- Simple Cremation Of Nj3.0 miCremation provider · Whippany · (973) 949-0806
- Burroughs Kohr & Dangler Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Madison · (973) 377-3232
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