Norwell Town Seal CemeteryPlease remove holiday wreaths

and decor in preparation for
the cemetery’s spring cleaning.
Any holiday items that remain
after APRIL 1st will be removed.

Thank you,
Norwell Cemetery Committee

Updated November 10, 2020

Burial Rights: The right to a burial in a grave or lot held by the licensee of the grave or lot. The deed to the lot is not equivalent to title to the property. Burial right to the entire lot or individual grave may be granted or transferred by the licensee with the approval of the Norwell Cemetery Committee.

Cemetery Committee: A 5-member board of Norwell residents duly appointed by the Board of Selectmen to establish rules and regulations and recommend rates to the Board of Selectman, sell lots, arrange burials, keep records of all owners and burials, pay bills, and oversee maintenance of town-owned Norwell cemeteries.

Cemetery Liaison: A Town of Norwell employee appointed by the Town Administrator to oversee the daily operation, arrangements, and everything pertaining to town-owned Norwell cemeteries.

Cremation Burial: The burial of an urn with cremated remains of a deceased person inside of it.

Cremation Niche: see Niche

Deed: A document that provides Burial Rights in a lot (or lots) in a Norwell cemetery, purchased by someone who’s name is on the document. A deed to a cemetery lot does not constitute ownership of the land.

Flat Marker: A flat stone flush with the ground to designate where a deceased is buried.

Flat Veteran Marker: A veteran marker that is either flush to the ground or attached to a columbarium niche.

Full Burial: The burial of a casket and vault of a deceased person.

Grave:

  • Washington Street Cemetery: A grave space measures four feet by ten feet (4' x10') and accommodates space for:
    (1) one monument foundation, one monument, one full burial and three cremations, or
    (2) one monument foundation, one monument, and four cremations.
  • Stetson Meadows Cemetery: 
    Grave spaces at Stetson Meadows measure three feet, eight inches wide by nine feet long (3’8” x 9’), and the monument goes at the head of the grave, accommodating one (1) full burial.
  • Stetson Meadows Cemetery: 
    (Flat Marker Section): Grave spaces measure three feet, eight inches wide by nine feet long (3'8" x 9'0") accommodating one (1) full burial.
  • Stetson Meadows Cemetery: 
    (Garden of Angels): Grave spaces measure three feet by three feet (3’ x 3’) accommodating one (1) infant burial. Flat, flush markers only.
  • Stetson Meadows Cemetery:
    (Cremation and Garden Walk): Grave spaces measure three feet six inches by five feet (3'6" x 5'0") accommodating one (1) cremation burial. Flat, flush markers only.

Interment: A cremation and inurnment, an entombment (in a Mausoleum), or a burial of a casket and vault of a deceased person.

Interment: The permanent placement of the remains of a deceased person in a casket and vault, or the placement of ashes in an urn, and the subsequent burial of these remains.Interment: The permanent placement of the remains of a deceased person in a casket and vault, or the placement of ashes in an urn, and the subsequent burial of these remains.

Interment Orders: The family and/or Funeral Home that is authorizing the permanent placement of the remains of a deceased person. Interment orders must accompany every burial.

Liner/Vault: The container (completely made of concrete) in which the casket is placed. Burials require a “Colonial Vault,” or a one-piece vault cover defined as an unlined, top-seal outer burial container where the concrete meets or exceeds a 5,000 psf pressure test.

Lot: The numbered space as shown on the cemetery recorded plan.

Lot Marker: A small marker with a section and number placed on the lot to identify the space.

Mausoleum: A secured stone building, approved by the Town of Norwell Cemetery Committee, to house caskets or urns for the deceased.

Memorial: A monument, flat marker, tablet, object, mausoleum, or niche to designate where a deceased is buried.

Monument: An upright stone no higher than three feet placed on a cement foundation at the head of a grave.

Niche: A single chamber in the columbarium designed, constructed, and intended for use as a permanent repository for the inurnment of cremated human remains which are encased in an urn.

Owner: The person whose name is on the cemetery lot Deed.

Perpetual Care Fund: A portion of the deed purchase price is placed into an expendable Perpetual Care Fund. The expendable Perpetual Care Fund is used for the maintenance of the grounds in the cemetery, but does not include care of any kind for the monument or markers.

Urn: A durable container used to hold cremated remains and suitable for in-ground burial or placement in the columbarium.

U.S. Military/Police/Fire Veteran Marker: An upright veteran marker designed to hold a flag.