EASTFORD GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, INC
Rules and Regulations
People opening gates must close the gates upon leaving.
Any person who shall be within the grounds making any unnecessary noise or in any way conducting him or herself in an unseemly manner shall be required to leave at once.
No vehicle shall be moved or parked on the grounds of the cemetery except that it is necessary in the business of the cemetery. Only contractors approved by the Board of Trustees (or designee) will be allowed in the cemetery; once approved, they must contact the Trustees (or designee) before performing any work.
All people are prohibited from picking any flowers, either cultivated or wild; damaging any tree or shrub; defacing any stone or monument; or discharging any firearms in the cemetery, except in military salute.
All grave and corner markers must be flush with the ground. Only one upright monument of some type is permissible on a plot (i.e., two or more 4’X9’ spaces). All memorial markers and monuments are to be set in, or on a cement foundation. Single interment spaces may only have a flush marker. See below for “Monument Dimensions”
Multiple Interments: Multiple interments in a single burial space (4’X 9’) are permitted only in the following instances:
a. an adult and a child less than five years old at the time of death in a single casket.
b. two children each less than ten years old at the time of death in a single casket.
c. two cremation remains over a previously interred casket.
d. three crematory urns to a burial space (two remains may be placed in one urn) Note: a cremation burial space is 3’ X 3’.
All burials, including cremations, must be approved by the Board of Trustees (or designee). Cremation interments are performed by the designee of the Board of Trustees of the Eastford Grove Cemetery Association, Inc.
A concrete grave liner or burial vault with a one-piece lid is required for all full burials.
The Owner(s) of a space/plot may not sell a space/plot to any other person, trust, or entity; except that the Owner(s) of a space/plot may sell a space/plot back to the Eastford Grove Cemetery Association if the Board of Trustees agrees. If there is a sale price to be paid by the Board of Trustees, it shall not exceed the original purchase price of the space/plot.
The planting of real or artificial trees and shrubs, whether in the ground or in containers, is never allowed. However, live flowers (annuals and bulbs) may be planted or placed in plastic containers at the base of monuments. These plants must not extend more than 12” from the monument. In gravesites consisting of a single interment space (4’ X 9’) with a flush marker, and for sites in the Cremation Section of the cemetery, only cut flowers are allowed.
Decorative Items: Decorative items such as artificial flowers, balloons, toys, shells, rocks, figurines, metal objects, glass vases, solar lights, luminaries, and the like are never allowed on monuments and burial plots. Such objects, if left, will be removed by the Board of Trustees (or designee).
EXCEPTION: Seasonal wreaths, baskets and containers of live, artificial flowers and greenery will be allowed
to decorate gravesites from Thanksgiving through March 15th.
The Trustees will conduct a general clean-up of the cemetery grounds after March 15th each year. Flowers, seasonal wreaths and all containers will be removed at this time.
American flags and Eastford Volunteer Fire Department flags will be placed at eligible gravesites by the Board of Trustees (or designee) on Memorial Day weekend and will be removed after Veterans Day (November 11th) on a date selected by the Board of Trustees. The placement of any flag, including the American flag, is limited to those flags placed on the graves of military and fire department veterans by the Board of Trustees. Unauthorized flags will be removed.
The Eastford Grove Cemetery is closed for all burials from December 15-April 15.
MONUMENT DIMENSIONS
PLOT SIZE
MAX BASE
DIMENSIONS
MAX MONUMENT DIMENSIONS
8’ X 9’
3’8” L x 14” W x 8”H
Not to exceed 30” from ground (including base)
8’ X 9’ Slant marker 3’8” L x 14” W x 6”H
Not to exceed 22” from ground (including bas
12’ X 9’ Column N-1 North
4’0” x 14”x 8”
Not to exceed 32” from ground (including base)
12’ X 9’
Slant Marker Column N-1South
3’ 8” L x 14” W x 6” H
Not to exceed 22” from ground (including base)
16’ X 9’
6’0 L x 14” W x 8” H
Not to exceed 36” from ground (including base)
24’ X 9’
6’0” x 14” x 8”
Not to exceed 36” from ground (including base)
4’ X 18’
2’6” x 14” x 8”
Not to exceed 30” from ground (including base)
8’ X 18’
3’8” x 14” x 8”
Not to exceed 32” from ground (including base)
12’ X 18’
6’ 0” x 14” x 8”
Not to exceed 36” from ground (including base)
FLUSH MARKER
DIMENSIONS
3’ X 3’ (one urn)
One or two names
24” X 12” X 4”
4’ X 9’
Single grave, one name
24” X 12” X 4”
4’ X 9’
Single grave, two names
30” X 12” X 4”
8’ X 9’
Double grave, two names
36” X 12” X 4”
Approved by EGCA Board of Corporators
4/15/2026