National Cemetery Administration
Evergreen Cemetery Soldiers' Lot
Visitation Hours: Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding federal holidays.
This soldiers' lot is closed to interments.
Burial in a national cemetery is open to all members of the armed forces who have met a minimum active duty service requirement and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
A Veteran's spouse, widow or widower, minor dependent children, and under certain conditions, unmarried adult children with disabilities may also be eligible for burial. Eligible spouses and children may be buried even if they predecease the Veteran.
Members of the reserve components of the armed forces who die while on active duty or who die while on training duty, or were eligible for retired pay, may also be eligible for burial.
From Cincinnati Airport take Highway 275 East for 18 miles. Take a left on Highway 471 North and travel three miles to Highway 27. Turn left on Highway 27 and travel 1/4 mile to the cemetery entrance.
From the North: Merge onto Interstate 71 South toward Louisville. Merge onto Interstate 471 South via exit number 1 toward Newport, Kentucky. Take the US-27 exit (exit number 2) toward Ft Thomas/Southgate. Merge onto Alexandria Pike/US-27 North toward Southgate. Turn left onto Temple Place. Turn right onto Evergreen Drive. Turn left onto East Walnut Street. Turn into the Evergreen Cemetery. The Soldiers Lot is located within this cemetery.
From the South: At Interstate 75 North, merge onto Interstate 275 East via exit number 185. Merge onto Interstate 471 North via exit number 74A on the left toward Newport/Cincinnati. Take the US-27 exit (exit number 2) toward Southgate/Ft. Thomas. Turn left onto Temple Place. Turn right onto Evergreen Drive. Turn left onto East Walnut Street. Turn into the Evergreen Cemetery. The Soldiers Lot is located within this cemetery.
From the East: At Interstate 64 West, merge onto Interstate 75 North, merge onto Interstate 275 East via exit number 185. Merge onto Interstate 471 North via exit number 74A (on the left) toward Newport/Cincinnati. Take the US-27 exit (exit number 2) toward Southgate/Ft. Thomas. Turn left onto Temple Place. Turn right onto Evergreen Drive. Turn left onto East Walnut Street. Turn into the Evergreen Cemetery. The Soldiers Lot is located within this cemetery.
From the West: At Interstate 64 East, merge onto Interstate 75 North, merge onto Interstate 275 East via exit number 185. Merge onto Interstate 471 North via exit number 74A (on the left) toward Newport/Cincinnati. Take the US-27 exit (exit number 2) toward Southgate/Ft. Thomas. Turn left onto Temple Place. Turn right onto Evergreen Drive. Turn left onto East Walnut Street. Turn into the Evergreen Cemetery. The Soldiers Lot is located within this cemetery.
Fax all discharge documentation to the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-866-900-6417 and follow-up with a phone call to 1-800-535-1117.
For information on scheduled burials in our national cemeteries, please go to the Daily Burial Schedule.
The private and community cemeteries that contain NCA soldiers' and government lots, and Confederate cemeteries, do not always have staffed offices on site. When administrative information for the larger cemetery is available, it is provided below.
This soldiers' lot is overseen by Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Please call 859-885-5727 for further information. In the event you are unable to reach Camp Nelson National Cemetery, please call Lebanon National Cemetery at 270-692-3390 and someone will assist you.
Please contact the national cemetery for more information.
For educational materials and additional information on this cemetery, please visit the Education section, located below.
Camp Nelson National Cemetery (the overseeing cemetery) is not responsible for any items left at gravesites.
Floral arrangements (up to six) accompanying the casket or urn at the time of burial will be placed on the completed gravesite by cemetery staff. Natural cut flowers may be placed on graves at any time. They will be removed when they become unsightly or when it becomes necessary to facilitate cemetery operations such as mowing.
Temporary metal containers, provided by the cemetery, are available at various sites on cemetery grounds. Please limit one per gravesite. Cemetery provided floral containers are the only floral containers allowed in the cemetery. Perma-vases are not permitted nor are they sold at Camp Nelson.
Artificial flowers and/or potted plants, in unbreakable containers only (cardboard, plastic, metal), are permitted on gravesites from October 10 until April 15. They will also be permitted on graves 10 days before and 10 days after Easter Sunday and Memorial Day.
Items are subject to removal on the first and third Fridays during mowing season, and depending on the added frequency of mowing more often, up to twice a week.
Depending on the growing season, artificial flowers/potted plants may have to be removed to accommodate the early mowing season, up to twice per week.
Christmas wreaths, grave blankets, and related arrangements will be permitted on graves from December 1 until January 20. Grave floral blankets may not be larger than two by three feet, please do not wrap them in plastic, as it destroys the turf.
Floral items and other decorations may not be attached to headstones or markers. Floral stands and saddles are prohibited.
Unauthorized decorations such as permanent plantings, statues, vigil lights, upright metal flag holders, and breakable objects of any kind and similar commemorative items are not permitted on the gravesites or on the monuments.
Understanding that families may desire to keep certain floral arrangements, we have in place a procedure that, upon the family's written request, cemetery personnel will place the arrangement in a designated location for 30 days, after which, arrangements will be disposed of.
The staff at Camp Nelson National Cemetery want to thank you for your cooperation in helping us to make this cemetery a national shrine, a final resting place of Honor and Dignity in memory of the veterans of this great nation.
VA regulations 38 CFR 1.218 prohibit the carrying of firearms (either openly or concealed), explosives or other dangerous or deadly weapons while on VA property, except for official purposes, such as military funeral honors.
Possession of firearms on any property under the charge and control of VA is prohibited. Offenders may be subject to a fine, removal from the premises, or arrest.
Evergreen Cemetery was established in 1850 by the Newport Cemetery Company in Southgate, KY. After it opened with 17 acres, many interments from local cemeteries were reburied in Evergreen. During the Civil War, a battery was constructed in the cemetery as part of the Union defenses of Cincinnati. Over time Evergreen Cemetery expanded, and today it comprises 250 acres.
The soldiers' lot is located in Section 25 of Evergreen Cemetery. The soldiers' lot was originally set aside in 1892 for the burial of deceased soldiers from nearby Fort Thomas. The fort was deactivated in 1947, leading the federal government to release 188 unused plots back to Evergreen Cemetery. Today, the soldiers' lot contains 138 interments.
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States. Recipients receive the Medal of Honor from the President on behalf of Congress. It was first awarded during the Civil War and the eligibility criteria, medal design, and recognition on a recipients' grave marker have all evolved over time. There are 390 Medal of Honor recipients interred in VA national cemeteries.
» Medal of Honor recipients buried or memorialized here:
Corporal Thomas M. Doherty (Spanish-American War). An Irish immigrant, Doherty served in the U.S. Army for fourteen years. He received the Medal of Honor for rescuing wounded comrades from the front lines under heavy fire during the July 1, 1898, Battle of San Juan Hill. He was a corporal in the 21st Infantry Regiment at the time. Doherty took his own life on September 21, 1906, after being demoted from color sergeant to acting drum major. He is memorialized in Section 25, Site 64.
We are developing educational content for this national cemetery, and will post new materials as they become available. Visit the Veterans Legacy Program and NCA History Program for additional information. Thank you for your interest.
