EVERGREEN CEMETERY

Address: 2600 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing MI, 48910             

Evergreen Cemetery plot maps: https://www.lansingmi.gov/911/Evergreen-Cemetery  

The land we know today as Evergreen Cemetery was once owned by Mr. C. Tobias and was known as the Tobias Farm. R. Tobias deeded the land to a young man named Edward Banks who he had treated as a son because he had no children of his own. Edward Banks later sold the land to the City of Lansing in 1922. The land was comprised of 103.96 acres.

Development of Evergreen Cemetery began under the supervision of Bruce McKim shortly before he left the City on April 5, 1928. The new Sexton, Harold Leavitt, took over on April 7, 1928 and assumed the responsibility for finishing the work of seeding, staking of lots, and laying out water lines for the initial two sections we know as Sections A and B.

Little Arlington Memorial was dedicated on May 30, 1950. Each year on the Saturday prior to Memorial Day, civilian and military services are conducted starting at 12:00 noon to honor those men and women who served their country in times of military need. There are 120 graves in Little Arlington. The military markers identifying the individual graves reflect a cross-section of service branches, religious faiths, and ethnic heritage.

Source: City of Lansing Parks and Recreation, Lansing Municipal Cemeteries Packet, undated