Cemetery Division

Overview

The Cemetery Division is responsible for the care and maintenance of seven Town-owned cemeteries.

Beginning on February 1st of each year all Holiday and Christmas decorations will be removed from the cemeteries.

Veterans graveside flags are placed one week before Memorial Day and picked up after Veteran's Day.

Water is turned on mid-April and shut off in mid-October. All hoses in the cemeteries are picked up and stored for the winter.

The Cemetery Division records all deed information for all burials and cremations in the Town-owned cemeteries. Lots are currently available for sale to Yarmouth Town Residents at the Cemetery Administrative Office located at the Chamber of Commerce building.

Additional opportunities to create permanent remembrances is through out Pathway marker program and placed in our memorial garden as well as through our Perpetual tree canopy program. Contact the Cemetery office for more information. 

Yarmouth follows a strict set of rules for ornamentation's at grave sites.
Please contact the office before placing momentos.

If you have any questions regarding the purchasing of a lot or want assistance for a future burial please call the Cemetery Division at 508-398-2231 ext 1521 or email cemetery@yarmouth.ma.us