About Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery near Montrose, Richmond City, Virginia. It lies about 1.1 mi southeast of Montrose. The grounds sit at about 144 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including Maggie L. Walker, John Mitchell, Jr. and Sarah Garland Boyd Jones. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1478569. The nearest other listed cemetery is Colored Paupers Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Walter J Manning Funeral Home in Richmond, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Richmond City, and 62 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Richmond City dates to 1815. 1 of the 18 listings in Richmond City have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Montrose. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Evergreen Cemetery
Among them: 2 business leaders, 1 architect, 1 artist, 1 journalist, 1 physician, 1 writer.
- Maggie L. Walker1867-1934African-American teacher and businesswoman
- John Mitchell, Jr.1863-1929American newspaper editor
- Sarah Garland Boyd Jones1865-1905African American physician from the U.S. state of Virginia
- Giles Beecher Jackson1853-1924American lawyer, entrepreneur, and civil rights activist
- Rosa Kinckle Jones1858-1932Music teacher
- Theodore W. Jones1853-1943Canadian-born American businessman, politician
- Thomas Cannon1925-2005American writer
- George H. Ben Johnson1888-1970American artist
- J. Andrew Bowler1862-1935American minister
- James Hugo Johnston1859-1914American academic, second president of Virginia State University
- D. J. Farrar1862-1923African-American architect
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
- Colored Paupers CemeteryMontrose, VACemetery0.2 mi
- East End CemeteryMontrose, VACemetery0.2 mi
- Oakwood Hebrew CemeteryMontrose, VAJewish cemetery0.5 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryMontrose, VACemetery0.6 mi
- Congregation Kol Emes Beth Torah CemeteryMontrose, VAChurch cemetery0.7 mi
- Workman's Circle Cemetery of RichmondMontrose, VACemetery0.7 mi
- Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery2019 Jennie Scher Road, Montrose, VAJewish cemetery0.7 mi
- M Street CemeteryRichmond, VAMunicipal cemetery1.3 mi
- Richmond National Cemetery1701 Williamsburg Road, Richmond, VANational cemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryRichmond, VAEpiscopal cemetery1.7 mi
Funeral homes near Evergreen Cemetery
- Oakwood Monument Company0.5 miMonument dealer · Richmond · (804) 222-6447
- Walter J Manning Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 643-8738
- Wilson & Associates' Funeral Service, Inc.1.5 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 222-1720
- Chiles Funeral Home Inc1.5 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 649-0377
- Nelsen Funeral Home & Crematory1.9 miCremation provider · Richmond · (804) 222-8601
- Southside Cremation Services2.1 miCremation provider · Richmond · (804) 788-4619
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