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Evergreen Cemetery
In February of 1856, the ground now known as Evergreen Cemetery received its first burial from the newly named community of Gainesville, Florida. The infant daughter of a well-to-do cotton merchant and landowner James Tilatha Thomas and his first wife, Elizabeth Jane Hall Thomas, died at the age of 10 days. They laid her to rest in a place of serene natural beauty beneath a young cedar tree, roughly in the center of vast acreage owned by Thomas that extended from Boulware Springs north to present-day Depot Avenue. Eight months later, in October 1856, Elizabeth died at the age of 40 years and Thomas buried her in the same grave as their infant daughter. Thus, the grave is a double grave, and is marked by a rare and elegantly simple headstone carved by W.A. White, a well-known stonemason from Charleston. In 1866, Thomas sold the entire parcel of 720 acres to Watson Porter and William K.
For plot owners
Do you have a plot to sell at Evergreen Cemetery?
If you own a plot you no longer need, you can sell it on Eturnal Rest and reach families who are searching for a resting place right now. You keep the full sale price, because we do not charge a commission when it sells.
There is no pressure and no obligation. You set your own price, and you can take all the time you need.
Families searching for a resting place at Evergreen Cemetery in Gainesville, Florida land on this page. If you own a plot here that you no longer need, your listing is how they find you. Our guide on how to sell a cemetery plot walks through the deed, the cemetery's transfer process, and setting a price, if you would like to read before you decide.
Plots for sale here
0 plots are currently listed at Evergreen Cemetery. Prices are set by the sellers.
Common questions about plots at Evergreen Cemetery
How much does a burial plot at Evergreen Cemetery cost?
Few or no priced plots are listed at Evergreen Cemetery right now. Across Florida, sellers on Eturnal Rest list 9 plots with a median asking price of $15,000, and most fall between $7,000 and $18,900. These are asking prices set by sellers, not appraisals or cemetery retail prices. Only 9 listings sit behind that figure, so treat it as a rough signal rather than a state average.
Can I buy a burial plot at Evergreen Cemetery from a private owner?
Yes. Any plot listed at Evergreen Cemetery on Eturnal Rest is offered by its owner, not by the cemetery office. You contact the seller through Eturnal Rest, agree on a price together, and the ownership transfer is completed with the cemetery's office. Our buyer's guide walks through each step.
How do I sell a burial plot I own at Evergreen Cemetery?
List it on Eturnal Rest. Your listing appears on this page, buyers contact you directly, and we never charge a commission on your sale.
More context: the quarterly plot price report, what cemetery plots cost, and the what is my plot worth tool.
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