The New Concord Cemetery is located along State Route 83 North. 

New Concord Cemetery Ordinance

CEMETERY HOURS

The Cemetery is open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Daily.

 

GENERAL REGULATIONS

No children under the age of 16 are permitted within the Cemetery without adult supervision.  All children must display appropriate behavior while on the grounds of the Cemetery.

 

No pets shall be permitted in the Cemetery.

 

Bringing lunches, food, beverages or illegal substances for consumption within the Cemetery is strictly forbidden.

 

No article of any kind will be permitted on any grave, lot or tree.

 

The sitting or leaning on monuments or walls is not permitted.

 

The Cemetery is not responsible for theft or damage to anything placed on graves or lots.

 

Only vaults, grave markers, monuments or vases approved by the Cemetery shall be permitted to be used.

 

No bench, chair, or trellis shall be permitted or be brought upon the Cemetery grounds.

 

The Cemetery shall have the right to remove any dead or damaged tree, shrub or vine.

 

No touching, scraping, rubbing or spraying of liquids on the memorials or monuments is permitted for any purpose.

 

Any person found on the Cemetery grounds without permission will be considered a trespasser.

 

Holders containing flowers or other decorations will be removed as soon as the flowers fade and wither, and the right is reserved by the Cemetery to make such removal. Also, winter wreaths, and artificial flowers will be removed at such time as is specified by the Cemetery, and the Owner thereby forfeits all rights, title and interest to the same, and the Cemetery may dispose of them by sale, destruction or in any other way it deems best.

 

No person shall use profane or boisterous language or in any way disturb the quiet and good order of the Cemetery.

 

All persons are forbidden to hunt fowls or other animals about the Cemetery.

 

All persons are strictly forbidden to break or injure any tree or shrub, or mar any landmark, memorial or monument, or in any manner deface the grounds of the Cemetery.

 

No person or persons other than an employee of the Cemetery so authorized shall be permitted to bring or carry firearms within the Cemetery, except a military guard of honor, and they only when in the charge of an Officer and during a military service.

 

All work and planting of any kind on all lots and graves is strictly prohibited.  From March 1st to November 15 only natural flowers shall be placed in the urns.  From November 15 to March 1st, artificial flowers or wreaths may be used.

 

Placing potted flowers, plants, wreaths or baskets on lots and graves is not permitted except on Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, Armistice Day, and Christmas Day.  They shall be removed by the owners within five (5) days from placing on lots and graves on the special days herein set forth.  The digging of holes for any purpose whatsoever is strictly prohibited.

 

No glass containers, wires, iron rods, coat hangers, or statuettes will be placed on any lot or grave. No enclosures such as fences, hedges, ditches, railroad ties, etc. will be permitted around any lot. Excavation for any purpose, other than burial, will not be permitted. The cutting of turf for making a flower bed on top of the grave is not permitted.

 

All persons are reminded that the grounds are sacredly devoted to the burial of the dead and that the provisions and penalties of the law, as provided by statute, will be strictly enforced in all cases of wanton injury, disturbance and disregard of the rules and the laws of Ohio.

 

Burial Plots

Burial plots are available for purchase in the new section of the cemetery.

There are two graves in a burial plot.

Graves are $400 each.

Please contact Village Hall at 740-826-7671 if you are interested in purchasing a plot.