Established in the 1850's from land purchased by John McCrabb from land granted to the city by the Republic of Texas. Many graves were moved to Evergreen Cemetery from the first community cemetery, now known as Memorial Square.
The Evergreen Cemetery Association records hold enrollment certificates for the association, member lists, endowment papers, and lists of names and lots for the cemetery. There are also files on burials with names and dates only.
In 1993, Wanda Hoad Payne published the first of two volumes containing transcribed headstones:
Victoria, Texas Evergreen Cemetery
Supplement to Victoria, Texas Evergreen Cemetery
These volumes are in print copy and are available in the VRHC reading room.
Headstone transcriptions and photos may be available via the FindaGrave website.
The African American Cemeteries Project was project of James A. Lucas to record the information from African American cemeteries in 7 counties: Dewitt, Gonzales, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Refugio, and Victoria. Mr. Lucas strived to use the information from the cemeteries to establish family relationships. Many of the cemeteries recorded are no longer used and exist on private land. Mr. Lucas pieced together gaps in these records from personal interview, funeral home records, obituaries, and family tree research data.
Search the African American Cemeteries Database. Search is available by name, birth year, death year, and by name of cemetery.
Records of the Catholic cemeteries in the Diocese of Victoria. Search functionality is allowed by name or location.
Crowdsourced site for listings of graves and memorials. Search can be done by name, dates of birth and death, and cemetery location.
