Evergreen Cemetery (Southgate, Kentucky) is the largest cemetery in

Campbell County, Kentucky Campbell County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,076. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport.Southgate, Kentucky Southgate is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,648 at the 2020 census. History The city of Southgate is named for the family of Richard Southgate. Born in New York City, Richard Southgat ...

. The Cemetery was begun in the 1840s, to replace the Newport, Cemetery. The cemetery was located a few miles south of Newport, in a rural area, which is now the City of

Southgate, Kentucky Southgate is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,648 at the 2020 census. History The city of Southgate is named for the family of Richard Southgate. Born in New York City, Richard Southgat ...

. A defensive earthwork named

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, built as part of the

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, remains preserved within the cemetery and is located adjacent to the cemetery bandstand. It was one of the 28

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that were built on northern Kentucky hilltops from 1861 to 1863. A residence for the sexton of the cemetery was constructed in 1872. Seven years later, in 1879, the name of the cemetery was officially acknowledged as Evergreen. By 1902, a

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had been constructed on the cemetery grounds and was used for funeral services and layouts. The cemetery was used as the cemetery in the 1988 film ''

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''. Today, the cemetery contains and accepts burials from throughout the region.

Notable burials

* James Taylor Jr. – General considered the founder of Newport * Brent Spence – Democratic Congressman * Thomas M. Doherty – Spanish–American War

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recipient * William H. Horsfall – American Civil War

recipient

References

External links

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Evergreen Cemetery History
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Chapel Evergreen Cemetery
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