Green Lawn and other Mont Vernon Cemeteries
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Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, has one active cemetery in service since 1781, one not yet developed, and four small burial grounds. Genealogists and other researchers can find detailed information and photographs in a book, "Lives Once Lived Here", published by the Mont Vernon Historical Society. Inquiries can be emailed to the curator. This web site provides our residents with procedural information about Green Lawn and the other cemeteries.
The cemeteries are managed entirely by three elected trustees. They sell burial space rights (called lots, but they are not ordinary real estate.) They supervise burials, maintain the premises, and write the Rules. From time to time, they change these rules.
Only current or former residents can buy lots. The procedure is detailed in another page.
All remains are buried by a contractor of the trustees. Follow the burials link in the side bar for guidance.
The owner of a lot or a Right-to-Inter determines who may be buried in our cemeteries. A change in the laws in 2001 provides guidance if the original owner has transferred ownership. Anyone anticipating a burial in an old lot should follow this guidance well in advance of an immediate need. Note that the RSA's make transfers subject to restrictions in the Rules.
Someone thinking of running for the office of Cemetery Trustee can find helpful information in these web pages. This information applies to small, New Hampshire villages.
The small burial grounds mentioned are: Elliot on Mason Road, McColley on the Francestown Tpk, Peabody on Beech Hill Road, and Swinnington on Old Wilton Road.
About these pages
These web pages are intended to help the townspeople of Mont Vernon, New
Hampshire: 1) attend to a final task of life, 2) understand what can and
cannot be done in the cemetery, and 3) for both residents and visitors,
locate a grave.
Last modified: October 29, 2009
