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Beautifully nestled within Newark, Hillside and Elizabeth, New Jersey, Evergreen Cemetery is a landmark and final resting place like no other. A rural Victorian styled cemetery established in 1853, Evergreen Cemetery is a non-sectarian cemetery that sprawls across 115 acres of luscious greenery and nature. Well known for our scenic landscape and the notable persons buried here, Evergreen Cemetery is more than a cemetery, it is an important part of the history of New Jersey and the United States.
A member of the National Register of Historic Places and the New Jersey’s Register of Historic Places, Evergreen Cemetery is frequented by thousands of visitors every year. We pride ourselves on welcoming friends and family of those resting here as well, as the general public who come to visit and site-see.
This 115-acre historical cemetery is located in Hillside, New Jersey, but since it is so large, parts are actually in adjacent cities of Elizabeth, and Newark. It has been in service since 1853. Since the township of Hillside was formally cut from the cities of Union, Elizabeth and Newark in 1910, the earliest interments may be documented as being in these cities.
Office hours 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Cemetery records housed on-site and available for searches. No appointment necessary, but research available by mail is done for a fee. It is under private management. Location of a grave should be given to fulfill a photo request.
Since July 1991, the cemetery has been listed on both the New Jersey Register and the National Register of Historic Places. This is one of two cemeteries in the State of New Jersey that holds this honor. The grounds are well-kept with wide winding paths, shade trees, and many massive Greek Revival Monuments marking the older grave sites of the New Jersey's most wealthy and elite residents.
Grave sites include noted authors, former U.S. Congressmen, pioneer families of New Jersey and Civil War soldiers, some who were Medal of Honor Recipients. In time as the community's culture became more diverse, so did those who were interred in this cemetery. As with any old cemetery, there are many graves that have become unmarked with time or with broken unreadable markers. The cemetery also is known for having a section of plots devoted to Roma (Gypsy) families.
Evergreen Cemetery and Crematory is a cemetery and crematorium located at 1137 North Broad Street, Hillside, Union County, New Jersey. Parts of it are in Hillside, Elizabeth, and Newark.
The cemetery is listed on both the New Jersey Register and the National Register of Historic Places, since 1991.
Notable graves include authors Stephen Crane, Mary Mapes Dodge and Edward Stratemeyer. Six former U.S. Congressmen (including one who became Senator) and one non-voting delegate (from Alaska) are buried there as well.
The cemetery also is known for having a section of plots devoted to Romani "gypsy" families.
It is adjacent to Weequahic Golf Course.
King of the Gypsies was filmed there with Shelley Winters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Cemetery_(Hillside,_New_Jersey)