About Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery near Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia. It lies about 1.7 mi northeast of Roanoke. The grounds sit at about 1,010 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Nelson S. Bond, James Lindsay Almond, Jr. and M. Caldwell Butler. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1478568. The nearest other listed cemetery is Memorial Bridge Park, about 0.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lotz Funeral Home - Roanoke in Roanoke, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Roanoke City, and 89 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Roanoke. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Evergreen Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 governor, 1 scientist, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Nelson S. Bond1908-2006American writer
- James Lindsay Almond, Jr.1898-1986United States federal judge
- M. Caldwell Butler1925-2014American politician
- James P. Woods1868-1948American politician
- Martha Anne Woodrum Zillhardt1916-2002American aviator
- Charles Gleaves1904-1976American lawyer
- John Jennings Luck1883-1938Ph.D. University of Virginia 1908
- Odessa Pittard Bailey1906-1994Civic leader in western Virginia
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
37.26093, -79.97063
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
- Memorial Bridge ParkRoanoke, VACemetery0.5 mi
- McClanahan CemeteryRoanoke, VACemetery1.7 mi
- James E Day CemeteryCave Spring, VACemetery2.0 mi
- Roanoke City CemeteryRoanoke, VAMunicipal cemetery2.1 mi
- City CemeteryRoanoke, VAMunicipal cemetery2.1 mi
- Fair View CemeteryRoanoke, VACemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Andrews CemeteryRoanoke, VACatholic cemetery2.4 mi
- Old Lick CemeteryRoanoke, VACemetery2.4 mi
- Springwood Burial ParkRoanoke, VACemetery2.5 mi
- Lockett - Garst CemeteryCave Spring, VACemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Evergreen Cemetery
- Lotz Funeral Home - Roanoke1.3 miFuneral home · Roanoke · (540) 982-1001
- Oakey's Funeral Service & Crematory1.5 miCremation provider · Roanoke · (540) 982-2100
- Hamlar - Curtis Funeral Home & Crematory -Roanoke1.6 miCremation provider · Roanoke · (540) 344-1271
- Hamlar - Curtis Funeral Home & Crematory1.6 miCremation provider · Roanoke
- Valley Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Roanoke · (540) 389-1200
- Regional Obituaries, Inc.3.0 miFuneral home · Roanoke · (540) 650-6359
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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