The Evergreens Cemetery in Queens, New York

The Evergreens Cemetery is a cemetery near Queens, Kings County, New York. It lies about 3.4 mi east of Queens. The grounds sit at about 135 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 123 notable people buried here, including Wilhelm Steinitz, Winsor McCay and Lester Young. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 946178. The nearest other listed cemetery is Most Holy Trinity Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Harvey's Funeral Home in New York, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 15 cemeteries we list in Kings County, and 91 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Kings County dates to 1850. 8 of the 15 listings in Kings County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Queens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 34 actors, 11 musicians, 6 Medal of Honor recipients, 6 writers, 5 artists, 5 Civil War veterans, 5 US representatives, 4 baseball players.

• Wilhelm Steinitz1836-1900
  Austrian-American chess player
• Winsor McCay1869-1934
  American cartoonist and animator
• Lester Young1909-1959
  American jazz saxophonist
• Adelaide Hall1901-1993
  American-born jazz singer and actor
• Bill Robinson1878-1949
  American dancer and actor (1877/1878-1949)
• Paul Chambers1935-1969
  American jazz double bassist
• William Hickey1928-1997
  American actor
• Walt Kelly1913-1973
  American cartoonist
• Martin Johnson Heade1819-1904
  American painter
• John Bunny1863-1915
  American actor
• Connie Hawkins1942-2017
  American basketball player
• Anthony Comstock1844-1915
  American morals critic

People whose Wikidata entry gives The Evergreens 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.

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.

• Most Holy Trinity Cemetery

  Central Avenue, Queens, NY
  Catholic cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Knollwood Park Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Mount Judah Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Union Field Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Machpelah Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Cypress Hills National Cemetery

  625 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
  National cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Hungarian Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• New Union Field Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Beth El Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Mount Neboh Cemetery

  82-07 Cypress Hills Street, Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  1.1 mi

• Harvey's Funeral Home

  Funeral home · New York · (718) 455-3181
  0.4 mi
• Brown Leon W Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Brooklyn · (718) 453-1020
  0.4 mi
• Borinquen Memorial Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Brooklyn · (718) 453-5024
  0.4 mi
• Carbone Memorials

  Monument dealer · Brooklyn · (718) 455-6122
  0.4 mi
• Ponce Funeral Homes Inc

  Funeral home · Brooklyn · (718) 277-2333
  0.7 mi
• Brooklyn Funeral Home & Cremation Service

  Funeral home · New York · (888) 880-8901
  0.8 mi

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