Evergreen Cemetery
Site Brief:
Founded: 1926 (early cemetery founded in 1891)
Location: Austin, TX
Additional name(s): Highland Park Cemetery
Affiliate group(s):
Save Austin's Cemeteries
History:
Evergreen Cemetery was established in 1926 by Austin’s City Council for the exclusive use of African-Americans. It includes a portion of an earlier municipal cemetery called Highland Park Cemetery. Today, there are over 12,000 burials at Evergreen.
When you step into Evergreen and walk among the markers, you are surrounded by the people who helped build the community of Austin. Politicians, educators, business people, artists, musicians, veterans, and laborers. The history of our city can be told by learning about the stories of people buried here.
