About Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery near Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 0.8 mi north of Gettysburg. The grounds sit at about 623 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 31 notable people buried here, including Marianne Moore, Ginnie Wade and Clara Elsene Peck. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1174361. The nearest funeral home we know of is Monahan Funeral Home in Gettysburg, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Adams County, and 59 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Gettysburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Evergreen Cemetery
Among them: 10 US representatives, 2 football players, 2 artists, 2 Civil War veterans, 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 architect, 1 baseball player.
- Marianne Moore1887-1972American poet
- Ginnie Wade1843-1863Seamstress, was the only Gettysburg civilian killed directly during the Battle of Gettysburg
- Clara Elsene Peck1883-1968American painter and illustrator
- Eddie Plank1875-1926American baseball player
- John B. Page1826-1885American politician
- Oscar Shaw1887-1967American actor-singer
- Edward McPherson1830-1895American politician
- Franklin Menges1858-1956American politician
- John L. Burns1793-1872American soldier
- George Jacob Benner1859-1930American politician
- Samuel Simon Schmucker1799-1873United States Lutheran clergyman and theologian
- William Addison Duncan1836-1884American politician
Show all 31 notable burials
- Cyrus William Beales1877-1927American politician
- David Wills1831-1894American lawyer associated with the National Cemetery at Gettysburg
- Moses McClean1804-1870American politician
- William Crawford1760-1823American politician from Pennsylvania
- David McConaughy1823-1902Union Army officer
- Emmor Cope1834-1927Major, US Army
- James Wilson1779-1868Politician from Pennsylvania, United States
- Joel Buchanan Danner1804-1885American politician
- John Augustus Swope1827-1910American politician
- Steve Courson1955-2005Player of American football
- J. Scott Williams1877-1975American artist
- Henry T. Bream1899-1990American football player
- Jack Skelly1841-1863Union Army soldier
- Julia Jacobs Harpster1846-1935American missionary
- Edward Swoyer Breidenbaugh1849-1926
- Elmer Plischke1914-2005Professor of government and politics and historian
- John R. Warner1826-1894Presbyterian minister; born 1826; died 1894
- Mother of Marianne Moore, 1862 - 1947
- Verne Elmo Chatelain1895-1991Professor emeritus of history at the University of Maryland
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
- Soldiers National Cemetery at GettysburgGettysburg, PANational cemetery0.1 mi
- Gettysburg National CemeteryGettysburg, PANational cemetery0.2 mi
- Lincoln CemeteryGettysburg, PACemetery0.5 mi
- Methodist Episcopal Church CemeteryGettysburg, PAMethodist cemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Francis Xavier CemeteryGettysburg, PACemetery0.8 mi
- Battlefield Old Alms House CemeteryGettysburg, PACemetery1.8 mi
- Saint Marks Church CemeteryLake Heritage, PAChurch cemetery2.7 mi
- Saint Mark's Reformed CemeteryLake Heritage, PACemetery2.7 mi
- McClelland CemeteryGettysburg, PACemetery2.9 mi
- Southern Low Dutch CemeteryLake Heritage, PACemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Evergreen Cemetery
- Codori Memorials0.9 miMonument dealer · Gettysburg · (717) 334-1413
- Monahan Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Gettysburg · (717) 334-2414
- Peters Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Gettysburg · (717) 334-5815
- Brandenburg & Stein Funeral Parlor, Inc.4.3 miFuneral home · Gettysburg · (717) 345-5524
- Kenworthy Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.5.4 miCremation provider · Gettysburg · (717) 337-9311
- Monahan Funeral Home Inc7.6 miFuneral home · Fairfield · (717) 334-2414
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Related guides
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- 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.