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 #71958).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:
27.7543, -81.7858
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Evergreen Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Fort Meade.
The cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Evergreen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Evergreen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Evergreen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Evergreen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Meade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fortner Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fortner Family Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Family Cemetery
- The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <1>
- Shady Oaks Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crum - Durrance Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Elim Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Eden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Evergreen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Evergreen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Meade
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oponys Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oponys Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cox Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bartow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alturas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Connersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Armour ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lyle Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crooked Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Lake Park is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake Park
- Gordonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wauchula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wahneta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frostproof
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Wales
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Babson Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eloise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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. Unless otherwise noted, 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
- Bowling Green
- Fort Meade
- Frostproof
- Highland City
- Lake Wales
- Mulberry
- Wauchula
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #71958
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #282302 (Evergreen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #282302 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Polk
- Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Homeland
- Location given for Evergreen Cemetery:
- Lat: 27.7547525 Lon: -81.7875823
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evergreen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |