Burying ashes at Cedar Grove Cemetery
Notre Dame Ave at Angela Blvd; mail: 100 Cedar Grove Cottage, Notre Dame, IN 46556 · Catholic - University of Notre Dame
Cedar Grove sells in-ground graves only to Notre Dame faculty, staff and eligible retirees. Burying ashes there costs $700 on a weekday, cremation plots are $750 or $950, and the urn must go in a concrete vault from the cemetery's approved vendor.
- Who can buy a grave?
- Notre Dame faculty, staff and eligible retirees
- Burying ashes (weekday, 8–4:30)
- $700
- Extra for timing
- $350–$750After 4:30 pm weekdays $350; Saturday $350–$750 by time; Sunday or university holiday $750; under 8 business hours' notice $550.
- Cremation plot
- $750–$950$950 with an upright monument, $750 with a flush marker.
- Urn vault
- Required: concrete, from the cemetery's vendorThe cemetery sells urn vaults for $300. Plastic vaults bought elsewhere don't qualify.
- Cremation grave size
- 30 × 30 inchesHolds one urn vault.
- Two in one grave?
- YesA full grave can take two burials, such as two urns, or a body and an urn.
Last checked: Oct 12, 2026Tell us below if anything has changed.
Where these facts come from
- Cedar Grove Cemetery rules, regulations and fees (fees effective July 1, 2026) (Jul 1, 2026)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery, eligibility (Oct 12, 2026)
Call the cemetery574-631-7646Ask them:
- Do we qualify to buy a grave?
- Is there room in an existing family grave for an urn?
Buy the vault from the cemeteryThis cemetery only accepts vaults from its own vendor, so a vault bought elsewhere won't work here.
See also: Do I need an urn vault? · What it costs to bury ashes · All cemeteries