Evergreen Cemetery is located on a scenic hilltop about one-quarter mile east of town. The cemetery was surveyed and platted at the same time as the town, November 11, 1875. It is believed it was used as a burial plot before that time and that there were already a number of graves there when it was platted.
Many graves in the older section on the north and east sides have no markers. Several graves have markers with no names, some with rock or stone markers from the area. Approximately 753 headstones are visible with names or parts of names. Early maps and records of the cemetery were destroyed in the flood in 1965.
The oldest grave with a headstone in view is that of Leonard A. Stanley. Stanley died 8 Feb 1876, at the age of 27 years.
Seventy-two veterans of war - including one Civil War veteran, William Sloop - have been laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery.
Resources
- Facebook page
- BillionGraves page (Note: Location address incorrect on page.)
- Town of Deer Trail Evergreen Cemetery page
- Wommack, Linda. "From the Grave: A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries". Caldwell, ID: Caxton, 1998. Google Books. Google. Web. 05 July 2017. p. 70.