The following rules are set to maintain the Cemetery’s safety, records, and uniform beauty. If you have any questions or concerns please call the caretaker at 724-946-2379.

Cemetery Plots

  • Plots are maintained by the cemetery caretakers including grass mowing and weed whacking. If the deed owner of a plot chooses to place flowers or any decorations at the headstone, it is the responsibility of the family/owner to weed around the decorations/flowers. We do our best to maintain the grass around each grave.
  • Veteran flag holders and flags are the property of the Lawrence County VA office. Removal of these designated flag holders is prohibited. Cemetery staff evaluates the integrity of these holders annually and requests replacements when deemed necessary. Flags are replaced every year at the expense of the VA and placed by the New Wilmington School District’s elementary students.
  • Headstones must be approved by the Cemetery Caretaker prior to installation. Headstones must be placed on a concrete foundation. Both the stone and the foundation are to be installed by a monument company. *Note: if you choose to order a stone online and have it delivered, YOU MUST CONTACT THE CEMETERY CARETAKER BEFORE YOU ORDER IT! The Cemetery does not have the equipment to move or place headstones. We have a contractor that you can contact for this method.
  • Annual flowers are permitted to be planted at the front of a headstone. Absolutely no shrubs or trees are allowed. Perennial flowers may be planted but they must be maintained so that they do not encroach onto the graves beside them or extend past the allotted 24″ from the base of the headstone.
  • Seasonal decorations and damaged or faded artificial flowers need to be removed at the end of the seasons. If the family does not remove them, Cemetery staff will dispose of them.

Funerals/Interments

  • All funeral flower arrangements and wreaths will be removed by cemetery caretakers once the flowers have wilted.
  • We require a Certificate from the funeral director or crematorium, for all cremation interments, that states the Name, DOD, and Cremation information. If you do not have this document, please reach out to your funeral director or crematorium.
  • We do not permit the spreading of human cremains on cemetery property.
  • Cemetery plots can accommodate up to two cremations each. We can inter cremated remains on top of an already interred vault.