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Evergreen Cemetery is owned and managed by the Evergreen Cemetery Association of Brainerd.
It was officially created when the Evergreen Cemetery Association was formed in 1879, but had been used informally for a few years prior. An article in the Brainerd Tribune (June 11, 1879 P.4 Col 2) gives a list of existing interments "as nearly complete as could be obtained" (a total of 69).
The cemetery initially began with 15 acres in cemetery blocks 1-14. It has been expanded several times and now occupies 48 cemetery blocks on 35 acres with over 17,000 interments.
Aerial View of Evergreen Cemetery
The cemetery is on a bluff above the Mississippi River flood plain (to the west) in northeast Brainerd.
In the aerial view to the left (click to enlarge) it runs southwest (lower left) to northeast (upper right).
The southern end slopes down toward the flood plain and is bounded by Evergreen Avenue. The southwest entrance (View Image) is located there.
The eastern side is bounded by 1st Avenue NE for a block and then by a railroad spur northeast to the paper mill. The 1st Avenue entrance (View Image) is at the north end of 1st Avenue.
The northern end abuts the paper mill property.
The Association Office is next to the 3rd Avenue entrance at K Street and 3rd Avenue NE.
Evergreen Cemetery Association
Evergreen cemetery is located in Brainerd, Crow Wing county, Minnesota. It has been in use as a burying ground since 1871. The Evergreen Cemetery Association was incorporated in 1879 to manage the existing burials and plan for future use. There are over 17,000 known burials, and the cemetery is essentially full (no lots, but individual plots are still available). The website for the cemetery, which includes the Directory of the Dead listing all known burials is listed above.