Cemeteries

The Municipality of Arran-Elderslie owns and maintains the following cemeteries:

Chesley Cemetery

4th Street

Lots S & P, Plan 149

Town of Chesley

 

Paisley Cemetery

1300 Bruce County Rd 11

Lot 15, Concession B

former Township of Elderslie

 

St. Andrews Cemetery

289 Con 4

Lot 23, Concession 4

former Township of Elderslie

 

Hillcrest Cemetery, Tara

3959 Bruce Rd 10

Lot 30, Concession 9 & 10

former Township of Arran

 

Salem Presbyterian Cemetery

872 Concession 10 Elderslie

Lots 14 & 15, 872

former Township of Elderslie

Invermay Methodist Cemetery

56 Bruce Rd 17

Lot 29, Concession 7

former Township of Arran

 

Elsinore Cemetery

Lot 14, Concession 13

former Township of Arran

 

Henderson Cemetery

438 Bruce Rd 17

Lot 21, Concession 7

former Township of Arran

 

Mausette Cemetery

Lot 32, Concession 6

former Township of Arran

 

Orange Cemetery

Lot 16, Concession 7

former Township of Arran

 

Rusk's Cemetery

612-814 Side Rd 5 Elderslie

Lots 6, Concession 10

former Township of Elderslie

 

Vesta United Church Cemetery

Lot 15, Concession 1

former Township of Elderslie

Paisley Cemetery

When you buy a grave in our cemeteries, you do not actually purchase the property, rather you buy the right to be interred in the grave or columbarium niche you have selected. By purchasing interment rights, you also ensure that the property is protected and cared for now and in the future. You can read our Cemetery By-Law for more information about our cemeteries.


Interment Options

Choosing between burial and cremation is a personal decision.  At the active cemeteries throughout the Municipality we provide three interment options: 

  1. Standard Casket Burial
  2. Cremation Interment in a Columbarium Niche - *Only available at the Chesley and Tara Cemeteries
  3. Cremation Interment in Ground (plot)
Chesley Cemetery 

The Municipality of Arran-Elderslie offers niches for sale in Columbarium's located at the Chesley Cemetery & Hillcrest Cemetery in Tara.  

The columbarium's are permanent structures made up of niches where family members can place urns containing the ashes of cremated remains of love ones. There are currently a total of 72 niches available for sale at both cemeteries. 

Cemetery Fees

The Bereavement Authority of Ontario requires the Municipality to format a price list in accordance with their requirements to assist with standardizing funeral and cemetery services throughout the province. 

Our Cemetery fees are also available in our Fees and Charges By-Law.

To assist you through the pre-planning process and finalizing burial arrangements, please contact the Deputy Clerk.  

Other Resources 

Click the link below to view the BAO Consumer Information Guide 
A Guide to Death Care in Ontario 
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