The first modern green cemetery, also known as a woodland burial ground or natural cemetery opened in the United Kingdom in the early 1990’s. Today there are more than 200 dedicated natural burial grounds in the UK. While a decade ago there were only a handful of green cemeteries in the United States, as of 2014 there are now over 150. That number is growing quickly because people that lived green are demanding a more eco-friendly end-of-life ritual.
Many conventional cemeteries and memorial parks are planning to open sections exclusively for green burial while others are allowing green burial anywhere in the cemetery. This is in response to the increased demand described above but cemeteries are also being proactive because they realize that by offering green burial, they will recapture consumers that had been thought lost to cremation.
Green cemeteries are also being used to help protect endangered ecosystems by limiting residential or commercial development. These conservation burial grounds have often partnered with local municipalities and national parks to preserve delicate or threatened lands. Slow, natural decomposition acts as a purification system to turn the body into compost that helps preserve the natural land, just as it does with animals already living in the area.
The landscaping in a green cemetery typically consists of native plants and trees that help create or preserve habitat for animals. There are no manicured lawns, eliminating the need for chemicals, irrigation and gas-powered mowers. Trees, natural stones and other materials are used in place of elaborate headstones. Some green cemeteries even embed GPS coordinates on disks in the ground to “mark” graves.
All cemeteries found through this search are Green Burial Council certified.
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State | Cemetery/ Address | Phone Number | Website |
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Alabama | Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens 10000 Celeste Road Saraland, AL 36571 | 251-675-0824 | ascensionfuneralgroup.com |
Alabama | Spring Hill Memorial Gardens 600 Pierce Rd Mobile, AL 36608 | 251-639-0962 | ascensionfuneralgroup.com |
Arizona | Sunwest Cemetery 12525 NW Grand Ave. El Mirage, AZ 85335 | 623-974-2054 | heritagefuneralchapels.com/ |
British Columbia | Mountain View Cemetery 5455 Fraser St Vancouver, BC V5W 2Z3 Canada | 604-325-2646 | vancouver.ca/cemetery |
British Columbia | Royal Oak Burial Park 4673 Falaise Drive Victoria, BC V8Y 1B4 Canada | 250-658-5621 | robp.ca |
California | Cayetano Natural Burial Ground | 707-252-4727 | www.facebook.com/Cayetano.Natural.Burial.Ground/ |
California | Forever Fernwood 301 Tennessee Valley Rd. Mill Valley, CA 94941 | 415-383-7100 | foreverfernwood.com |
California | Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary 6001 W. Centinela Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90045 | 800-576-1994 | hillsidememorial.org |
California | Joshua Tree Memorial Park and Mortuary 60121 29 Palms Hwy. PO Box 1239 Joshua Tree, CA 92252 | 760-366-9210 | joshuatreememorialpark.com |
California | Morgan Oaks Eternal Preserve 421 Fleming Road, Lincoln, CA 95648 | 833-667-4266 | morganoaksgreenburial.com |
California | Pleasant Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary 1700 Pleasant Hill Road Sebastopol, CA 95472 | 707-823-5042 | pleasanthillsmemorialpark.com |
California | Purrisma Cemetery 1103-1149 Verde Rd Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 | No Website | |
California | Sunset Lawn Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park 4701 Marysville Boulevard Sacramento, CA 95838 | 888-892-9291 | sunsetlawn.chapelofthechimes.com |
California | Westwood Hills Memorial Park 2720 Cold Springs Road Placerville, CA 95667 | 530-622-2223 | |
California | Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica 1847 14th St. Santa Monica, CA 90404 | 310-458-8717 | smgov.net/departments/cemetery/ |
Colorado | Crestone Green Cemetery 108 West Galena Avenue Crestone, CO 81131 | 719-256-4313 | crestone-end-of-life.org |
Colorado | Roselawn Cemetery 2718 E. Mulberry St Ft. Collins, CO 80521 | 970-482-2221 | goesfuneralcare.com |
Colorado | Seven Stones Cemetery 9635 North Rampart Range Road Littleton, CO 80125 | 303-717-7117 | www.discoversevenstones.com |
Connecticut | Wooster Cemetery 20 Ellsworth Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 | 203-748-8529 | wooster-cemetery.com |
Florida | Brooksville Cemetery Green Meadow Section 1275 Olmes Road Brooksville, FL 34601 | 352-544-5455 | |
Florida | Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve 297 Railroad Avenue DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 | 850-859-2141 | glendalenaturepreserve.org |
Florida | Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery 7204 SE County Road 234 Gainesville, FL 32641 | 352-317-7307 | conservationburialinc.org |
Georgia | Camp Glisson EcoEternity Forest 690 Camp Glisson Road Dahlonega, GA 30533 | 888-435-1869 | www.glisson.org/ecoeternity |
Georgia | Eternal Reefs P.O. BOX 2473 Decatur, GA 30031 | 888-423-7333 | eternalreefs.com |
Georgia | Honey Creek Woodlands 2625 Highway 212 SW, Conyers, GA 30094 | 770-483-7535 | honeycreekwoodlands.com |
Georgia | Milton Fields 1150 Birmingham Road Milton, GA 30004 | 770-751-1445 | miltonfieldsgeorgia.com |
Hawaii | Valley Isle Memorial Park Cemetery 105 Waiale Road Wailuku Maui, HI 96793 | 808-244-4911 | ballardfamilymortuaries.com |
Idaho | Mountain View Green Cemetery 3770 Lemhi Rd. Leadore, ID 83464 | 208-768-7095 | mountainviewgreencemetery.com |
Illinois | Pleasant Grove Memorial Park 31 Memorial Dr Murphysboro, IL 62966 | 618-687-1145 | www.crainsonline.com |
Illinois | Roselawn Memorial Park 924 South Sixth Street Springfield, IL 62703 | 217-525-1661 | roselawninfo.com |
Illinois | Windridge Memorial Park and Nature Sanctuary 7014 S Rawson Bridge Rd Cary, IL 60013 | 847-639-3883 | burialplanning.com |
Indiana | Oak Hill Cemetery 392 W. Oak Hill Road Crawfordsville, IN 47933 | 765-362-6602 | oakhillcemeteryofcrawfordsville.com |
Indiana | Porter (Rea) Cemetery Potato Creek State Park (St. Joseph County) | in.gov/history/markers/25.htm |
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Indiana | Washington Park North Cemetery - Kessler Woods 2702 Kessler Blvd. West Drive Indianapolis, IN 46228 | 317-259-1253 | flanner-buchanan.com |
Indiana | Mount Pleasant Cemetery 734 N Morgantown Rd. Greenwood, IN 46142 | 317-881-1985 | mtpleasantcemasc.org |
Indiana | Southlawn Cemetery 61300 US-31 South Bend, IN 46614 | 574-291-3782 | palmerfuneralhomes.com/history |
Maine | Cedar Brook Burial Ground 175 Boothby Road Limington, ME 04049-0511 | 207-637-2085 | mainegreencemetery.com |
Maine | Rainbow’s End Natural Burial Ground 48 Mill Creek Road Orrington, ME 04474 | 207-825-3843 | |
Maryland | Bestgate Memorial Park 814 Bestgate Road Annapolis, MD 21401 | 410-841-6255 | |
Massachusetts | Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138 | 617-547-7105 | mountauburn.org |
Massachusetts | New England Burials at Sea | 877-897-7700 | newenglandburialsatsea.com |
Michigan | Eagle Harbor Cemetery 321 Centre Street Eagle Harbor, MI 49950 | 906-289-4407 | eagleharbortwp.org/departments/cemetery |
Michigan | Hebrew Memorial Gardens 26640 Greenfield Road Oak Park, MI 48237 | 248-543-1622 | www.hebrewmemorial.org |
Michigan | Marble Park Cemetery 520 West Main St Milan, MI 48160 | 734-439-5660 | marbleparkcemetery.com |
Michigan | Mount Carmel Cemetery 899 Ford Ave Wyandotte, MI 48192 | 734-285-1722 | cfcsdetroit.org |
Michigan | Peninsula Township Cemetery 13235 Center Road Traverse City, MI 49686 | 231-223-7321 | peninsulatownship.com |
Michigan | Ridgeview Memorial Gardens 5151 8th Avenue SW Grandville, MI 49418 | 616-249-8439 | ridgeviewmemorialgardens.com |
Michigan | The Preserve at All Saints Cemetery 4401 Nelsey Road Waterford, MI 48329 | 800-989-9633 | mtelliott.com |
Minnesota | Mound Cemetery of Brooklyn Center 3515 69th Avenue North Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 | 952-935-0954 | moundcemetery.com |
Minnesota | Prairie Oaks Memorial Eco Gardens 8225 Argenta Trail Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077 | 651-300-5934 | mngreengraves.com |
Missouri | Bellefontaine Cemetery 4947 W Florissant Ave St Louis, MO 63115 | 314-381-0750 | bellefontainecemetery.org |
Missouri | Gates to Heaven Cemeteries 255 Jackett Road Seligman, MO 65745 | 417-341-1800 | gatestoheavencemetery.com |
Missouri | Green Acres Cemetery 103 Corporate Lake Drive, Ste. E Columbia, MO 65203 | 888-325-2653 | mo-greenburial.com |
New Hampshire | Monadnock Quaker Meeting Friends 3 Davidson Road Jaffrey, NH 03452 | 603-532-6203 | monadnockquakermeeting.org |
New Jersey | Maryrest Catholic Cemetery 770 Darlington Avenue Mahwah, NJ 07430 | 201-327-7011 | rcancem.org/catholic-green-burial |
New Jersey | Steelmantown Cemetery 101 Steelmantown Road Steelmantown, NJ 08270 | 609-628-2297 | steelmantowncemetery.com |
New Jersey | Union Cemetery at Mays Landing 195 Route 50 Mays Landing, NJ 08330 | 609-625-7571 | theunioncemetery.com |
New Mexico | La Puerta Natural Burial Ground Hwy 47 Valencia County, NM | 505-360-4480 | naturalburialnewmexico.com |
New York | Ascension Garden St. Francis Meadow 1900 Pinnacle Road Henrietta, NY 14467 | 585-697-1122 | holysepulchre.org |
New York | Fultonville Natural Burial Ground Upper Mohawk Street Fultonville, NY 12072 | 518-265-3136 | facebook.com/fultonvillecemetery |
New York | Greensprings Natural Cemetery 293 Irish Hill Road Newfield, NY 14867 | 607-564-7577 | naturalburial.org |
New York | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery 2461 Lake Ave. Rochester, NY 14612 | 585-458-4110 | www.holysepulchre.org |
New York | Kateri Meadow Natural Burial Preserve/Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery 2501 Troy Schenectady Road Schenectady, NY 12309 | 518-374-5319 | capitaldistrictcemeteries.org |
New York | Mount Hope Cemetery 1133 Mt. Hope Avenue Rochester, NY 14620 | 585-428-7999 | cityofrochester.gov |
New York | Rosendale Cemetery 793 Springtown Road Tillson, NY 12486 | 845-658-9181 | rosendalecemetery.com |
New York | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Riverview Natural Burial Grounds 540 North Broadway Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 | 914-631-0081 | sleepyhollowcemetery.org |
New York | St. Peter’s Cemetery Peaceful Meadows 241 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | 518-584-2375 | stpetersaratoga.com |
New York | Town of Rhinebeck Cemetery Natural Burial Ground 3 Mill Road Rhinebeck, NY 12572 | 845-876-3961 | rhinebeck-ny.gov |
New York | White Haven Memorial Park 210 Marsh Road Rochester, NY 14534 | 585-586-5250 | whitehavenmemorialpark.com |
New York | Vale Cemetery 907 State Street Schenectady, NY 12307 | 518-346-0423 | valecemetery.org |
Nevada | Eastside Memorial Park 1600 Buckeye Rd Minden, NV 89423 | 775-782-2215 | eastsidememorialpark.com/ |
North Carolina | Chestnut Ridge EcoEternity Forest 4300 Camp Chestnut Ridge Road Efland, NC 27243 | 888-435-1869 | |
North Carolina | Forest Lawn Memorial Park 538 Tracy Grove Road Hendersonville, NC 28792 | 828-692-9188 | forestlawnhendersonville.com |
North Carolina | Green Hills Cemetery 24 New Leicester Hwy Asheville, NC 28806 | 828-252-9831 | greenhillscemeteryasheville.com |
North Carolina | Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27601 | 919-832-6077 | historicoakwoodcemetery.org |
North Carolina | Pine Forest Memorial Gardens 770 Stadium Dr. Wake Forest, NC 27587 | 919-556-6776 | pineforestmemorial.com |
Ohio | Canton Cemetery Association Emerald Meadows Green Burial Section 4927 Cleveland Avenue NW Canton, OH 44709 | 330-494-0641 | cantoncemeteryassociation.net |
Ohio | CreekSide EcoEternity Forest 2790 State Route 61 Fulton, OH 43321 | 888-435-1869 | |
Ohio | Foxfield Preserve Nature Cemetery 9878 Alabama Ave. S. W. P. O. Box 202 Wilmot, OH 44689 | 330-763-1331 | foxfieldpreserve.org |
Ohio | Glen Forest Cemetery US Rt 68 N Yellow Springs, OH 45387 | 937-477-0597 | miamitownship.net |
Ohio | Kokosing Nature Preserve 10620 Quarry Chapel Road Gambier, OH 43022 | 740-427-5040 | kokosingnaturepreserve.org |
Ohio | LakeSide EcoEternity Forest 3901 Lake Road Conneaut, OH 44030 | 888-435-1869 | |
Ohio | Preble Memory Gardens Cemetery 3377 US Route 35 East West Alexandria, OH 45381 | 800-972-4476 | greenburialatpmg.com |
Ohio | Spring Grove Cemetery 4521 Spring Grove Ave Cincinnati, OH 45232 | 513-681-7526 | springgrove.org |
Oklahoma | Green Haven Cemetery PO Box 616 Stillwater, OK 74076 | 405-747-9642 | greenhavencemetery.org |
Oklahoma | Woodland Memorial Park Hybrid Cemetery 1200 North Cleveland Avenue Sand Springs, OK 74063 | 918-245-4142 | dillonsmithfuneralservice.com |
Oklahoma | Green Tree Burial Grounds Mead, Oklahoma 73449 | 405-550-2652 | greentreeburialgrounds.org |
Ontario | EcoBurials at Cobourg Union Cemetery P.O. Box 543 Cobourg, ON K9A 4L3 Canada | 905-372-8687 | ecoburials.ca |
Ontario | Cobourg Union Cemetery P.O. Box 543 Cobourg, Ontario, K9A 4L3 Canada | 905-372-8687 | www.ecoburials.ca |
Ontario | Duffin Meadows Cemetery 2505 Brock Road Pickering, ON L1V 2P8 | 905-427-3385 | www.mountpleasantgroup.com/DuffinMeadows |
Ontario | Meadowvale Cemetery 7732 Mavis Road Brampton Ontario, ON L6Y 5L5 Canada | 905-451-3716 | mountpleasantgroup.com |
Oregon | Estacada Cemetery District P.O. Box 1390 Estacada, OR 97023 | 503-730-0142 | estacadachamber.net |
Oregon | Eugene Masonic Cemetery 25th Ave & University Street Eugene, OR 97405 | 541-684-0949 | eugenemasoniccemetery.com |
Oregon | Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery St Francis Section 333 SW Skyline Blvd Portland, OR 97221 | 503-292-6622 | ccpdxor.com |
Oregon | Oak Hill Cemetery 88558 Oak Hill Cemetery Rd. Eugene, OR 97402 | 541-689-7800 | oakhillonline.com |
Oregon | Rest Lawn Memorial Park 94335 Territorial Hwy Junction City,OR 97448 | 541998-5810 | www.restlawnonline.com |
Oregon | Riverview Cemetery 8421 SW Macadam Avenue Portland, OR 97219 | 503-246-6488 | riverviewcemetery.org |
Oregon | Sunset Hills Cemetery 4810 Willamette Street Eugene, OR 97405 | 541-342-6853 | |
Oregon | Valley Memorial Park 3809 SE Tualatin Valley Highway Hillsboro, OR 97123 | 503-648-5444 | valleymemorialoregon.com |
Pennsylvania | Highland Meadows at Oakwood 600 North Oakland Ave Sharon, PA 16146 | 724-346-4775 | oakwoodcemeterypa.org |
Pennsylvania | Paxtang Cemetery 401 Kelso Street Harrisburg, PA 17111 | 717-564-2110 | paxtangcemetery.com |
Pennsylvania | Penn Forest Natural Burial Park 121 Colorado Street Verona, PA 15147 | 412-927-0103 | pennforestcemetery.com |
Pennsylvania | Pocono Plateau EcoEternity Forest Pocono Plateau Rd Cresco, PA 18326 | 888-435-1869 | |
Pennsylvania | The Green Meadow 1054 Graham St Fountain Hill, PA 18015 | 610-868-4840 | greenmeadowpa.org |
Pennsylvania | West Laurel Hill Cemetery 215 Belmont Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 | 610-664-1591 | forever-care.com |
Pennsylvania | Westview Cemetery 4720 Perrysville Road Pittsburgh, PA 15229 | 412-931-1600 | rodefshalom.org/about/westview-cemetery |
South Carolina | Dust to Dust Green Burial Cemetery 205 Nulty Crossing Swansea, SC 29160 | 803-568-5552 | dusttodustcemetery.com |
South Carolina | Greenhaven Preserve Hybrid Cemetery 1701 Vanboklen Road Eastover, SC 29044 | 803-403-9561 | greenhavenpreserve.com |
South Carolina | Ramsey Creek Preserve 111 West Main Street Westminster, SC 29693 | 864-647-7798 | memorialecosystems.com |
South Dakota | Mt. Pleasant Cemetery 2001 E 12th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57104 | 605-339-4760 | mtpleasantsf.com |
Tennessee | Elmwood Cemetery 824 S. Dudley Street Memphis, TN 38104 | 901-774-3212 | elmwoodcemetery.org |
Texas | CountrysideMemorial Park, Inc. Natural Burial Ground 331 Cemetery Lane La Vernia, TX 78121 | 210-992-2143 512-203-9739 | CountrysideMemorialPark.com |
Texas | Eloise Woods Community Burial Park 115 Northside Lane Cedar Creek, TX 78612 | 512-796-5240 | eloisewoods.com |
Texas | Ethician Family Cemetery 1401 19th Street Huntsville, TX 77340 | 936-581-4302 | ethicianfamilycemetery.org |
Texas | North Belton Cemetery 1500 N Main St Belton, TX 76513 | 254-939-8123 | |
Texas | Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery 330 Berry Lane Georgetown, TX 78626 | 512-863-8411 | olotr.com |
Texas | Solace Eco-Friendly Funeral Services 1508 West Koenig Lane Austin, TX 78756 | 512-551-9079 | solacefunerals.com |
Texas | Tranquility Oaks Cemetery 22302 Hildebrandt Rd Spring, TX 77389 | 281-350-0998 | addisonfuneralhomes.com |
Utah | Lakeview Memorial Cemetery & Mortuary 1640 East Lakeview Drive Bountiful, UT 84010 | 801-298-1564 | memorialutah.com |
Virginia | Camp Highroad EcoEternity Forest 21164 Steptoe Hill Road Middleburg, VA 20117 | 888-435-1869 | |
Virginia | Coolspring Natural Cemetery 901 Cool Spring Ln Berryville, VA 22611 | 540-955-4816 | virginiatrappists.org/cemetery |
Virginia | Duck Run National Cemetery & Mortuary 1886 Windswept Lane Penn Laird, VA 22846 | 540-432-8650 | duckruncemetery.com |
Virginia | Forest Rest Natural Cemetery 5970 Grassy Hill Rd Boones Mill, VA 24065 | 540-334-5410 | forestrestnaturalcemetery.com |
Virginia | Makemie Woods EcoEternity Forest 3700 Ropers Church Road Lanexa, VA 23089 | 888-435-1869 | |
Washington | Cedar Lawns Funeral Home and Memorial Park 7200 180th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 | 425-885-2414 | dignitymemorial.com |
Washington | Herland Forest 55 Windward Lane Klickitat, WA 98628 | 509-369-2000 | herlandforest.org |
Washington | Moles Greenacres Memorial Park 5700 Northwest Drive Ferndale, WA 98248 | 360-384-3401 | molesfarewelltributes.com |
Washington | White Eagle Memorial Preserve 401 Ekone Rd. Goldendale, WA 98620 | 206-350-7353 | naturalburialground.com |
Washington | Woodlawn Cemetery 7509 Riverview Road Snohomish, WA 98290 | 360-568-5560 | woodlawncemeterysnohomish.com |
Washington D.C. | Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast Washington, DC 20003 | 202-543-0539 | congressionalcemetery.org |
Wisconsin | Circle Cemetery PO Box 9 Barneveld, WI 53507 | 608-924-2216 | circlesanctuary.org |
Wisconsin | Forest Home Cemetery - Prairie Rest 2405 West Forest Home Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53215 | 414-645-2632 | foresthomecemetery.com |
Wisconsin | Greenwood Cemetery Prairie Green 2615 W. Cleveland Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53215 | 414-645-1390 | greenwoodjewishcemetery.org |
Wisconsin | Natural Path Sanctuary 2299 Spring Rose Road Verona, WI 53593 | 608-845-8724 | naturalpathsanctuary.org |
Wisconsin | Prairie Home Cemetery 605 South Prairie Avenue Waukesha, WI 53186 | 262-524-3540 | prairiehomecemetery.com |