Frequently Asked Questions

Highland Meadow Cemetery is located at 700 Concord Avenue. Going up Concord Avenue from the Police Station/Town Hall, the cemetery land begins on your left. The entrance is opposite Somerset Street.

Displays are located at the Belmont Cemetery on Grove Street, the Department of Public Works in the Homer Building (Annex), and at the main library on Concord Avenue.

Only current Belmont residents and Belmont taxpayers may purchase lots.

You may purchase your lot(s) at 

Belmont Cemetery Office
121 Grove Street
Belmont, MA 02478

Staffed office hours are generally: Monday through Friday from 8 am to Noon. 
Please call the Grove Street Office at 617-993-2711 for more information.

Your check should be made payable to the Town of Belmont.

Only one flat marker per grave will be allowed (more than one name can go on the marker). No upright headstones or monuments will be allowed. Markers are subject to the approval of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners.

• On a single lot, the marker may be 30 inches by 15 inches by 6 inches. 
• On a double lot, the marker may be 42 inches by 15 inches by 6 inches. 
• On a cremation lot, the marker may be 24 inches by 12 inches by 6 inches.

No lots will be allowed to have any plantings. Flowers arriving with the deceased will be left on the lot until they become unsightly or for up to one week.

No section has been designated for Veterans at this time. We still have a designated Veterans area available in the Belmont Cemetery.

Yes, at the discretion of the Cemetery Commissioners during specified times.

Yes, you may have a flat marker and a Government marker at the foot of the lot.
Allowed flat marker sizes are:

• Single lot - 30 inches by 15 inches by 6 inches
• Double lot - 42 inches by 15 inches by 6 inches
• Cremation lot - 24 inches by 12 inches by 6 inches

We have only been authorized to develop the first four acres of the fourteen-acre site. There is no guarantee that Town Meetings of the future will authorize additional development for a cemetery.

There is no limit at this time. However, the purchaser of the burial rights to the lot must be a Belmont resident or a Belmont taxpayer. We will only sell lots to the end user.

• The Meadow Zone ($4,000) is in the center and will be maintained as a spring meadow open and peaceful. A cremation lot in this zone costs $1,300.
• The Woodland Zone ($6,000) is at the rear of the cemetery (near the Belmont Day School) and has a dense canopy of trees. A cremation lot in this zone costs $2,000.
• The Orchard Zone ($8,000) is at the entrance to the cemetery and will have flowering trees and shrubs. A cremation lot in this zone costs $2,600.

There are fewer lots available in the Orchard zone and the Woodland zone. Each zone has a different requirement for maintenance and perpetual care.

No, because the Town loses money and has to pay a percentage for your purchase.

No.

No. The Belmont Cemetery can accommodate the indigent once verification of finances has been made on an individual case basis.

Yes. This advance purchase of lots may last only a set amount of time. The Cemetery Commissioners may return to the policy of only on an "as needed" basis.

Yes. There will be charges to open a grave for regular depth, to open a grave deep, to open a cremation grave, as well as additional charges for non-residents and for Saturday openings.

Yes.

This has not been authorized at the present time.