A visit to the Evergreen Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Evergreen Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Evergreen Cemetery (FG ID #71759)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Evergreen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Evergreen Cemetery
Lat: 27.8972° (27° 53' 49")
Lon: -81.8551° (-81° 51' 18")
The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies just to the east southeast of the Evergreen Cemetery .
Name Variations for Evergreen Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartow Cemetery
- Bartow Wildwood Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Evergreen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Evergreen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shady Oaks Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seward Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Malloy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crum - Durrance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fortner Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fortner Family Cemetery is located in Polk County
- The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <1>
- Oak Hill Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Medulla Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wahneta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
- Gapway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Alafia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Elim Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Evergreen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Evergreen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Armour ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Armour is located in Polk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Armour
- From the Evergreen Cemetery to Armour
- Bartow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyle Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Connersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gordonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cox Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeland Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oponys Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oponys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
- Oponys Town is located in Polk County
- Eaton Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alturas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wahneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jan-Phyl Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medulla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medulla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Eloise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Fort Meade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fussels Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fussels Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
- Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
- Kossuthville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Evergreen Cemetery. The following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Evergreen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartow
- Fort Meade
- Highland City
- Mulberry
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Evergreen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Polk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Evergreen Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Evergreen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #278139 (Evergreen Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #278139 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Bartow
- County: Polk Elev: 34
- Location given for GNIS #278139 (Evergreen Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #71759
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Evergreen Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8972, Longitude: -81.8551 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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