Evansville Cemetery - Logan County, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
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N 35° 46.113 W 097° 15.718
14S E 657108 N 3959670
Rural Oklahoma cemetery, established in 1889, the year of the Land Run
Waymark Code: WM8JRW
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2010
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The roads to this cemetery are dirt with big ruts, so do not attempt access after a rain unless your vehicle is well equipped for those conditions.
This is a very old cemetery, but it is still well maintained. The grounds were mowed and there was no trash anywhere. The cemetery is divided into two by a chain-link fence. There are several trees on both sides, and each side has an entry gate. The road ends at the cemetery, and parking is outside the gate, on the grassy road.
Estimated number of marked graves: 300
Update, from The Edmond Sun, July 19, 2017
Honoring America’s Warriors and Team Rubicon Region 6 will host a service project from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday July 22 at Evansville Cemetery located in Logan County. The cemetery is privately owned and receives almost no funding for maintenance which can make it difficult at times for the aging owners.
“We received a request to augment military funeral honors at Evansville Cemetery for a USAF Veteran who was interred over the Memorial Day weekend,” said HAW director Scotty Deatherage. “On arrival, we noticed the grass was very tall on one side and there were veteran’s graves without flags, that’s when we realized it was segregated,” Deatherage added.
The two organizations have coordinated efforts to recruit volunteers to clear brush, mow, trim trees, clean markers and take the fence down that separates the two sides.
Newly appointed caretaker Gary LeGrande said, “It was a blessing for us to have a group willing to help bring this place the honor and respect it deserves. My wife and stepson are buried here.”
LeGrande also agreed it was time to take the fence down that separates the two sides.
Evansville Cemetery located in Logan County just southwest of Meridian, Okla., was established in 1889, and deeded and recorded in 1895. The cemetery supported the former Oklahoma ghost town known as Evansville, and continues as a final resting place for descendants.
The cemetery has had two sides — a white side, and a black side. There are veterans buried on both sides since the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, and post 9/11.
For more information contact Honoring America’s Warriors at 405-948-HERO (4376) or email info@honoringamericaswarriors.org.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Evansville (Ghost Town), Logan County, OK
Cemetery Status: Active
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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