Information for Visitors
When conditions permit, the cemetery grounds are open for visitors daily from dawn until dusk. Please note that the gates are opened at 8:00am and closed at 5:00pm to limit cars in the cemetery after hours.
The grounds are primarily for the use of proprietors (lot owners), columbaria niche owners, mausolea crypt owners and the families and friends of the deceased. Although it is private and exists primarily as a resting place for past generations, Island Cemetery is also a community resource, offering a place of serenity and beauty for quiet enjoyment.
Visitors are welcome to walk, slowly bicycle or drive around our grounds (please observe 15 mph speed limit). We ask visitors to wear proper attire including shirts and footwear, and respect the privacy and solemnity of chapel and graveside services. Jogging and fast walking are acceptable.
Visitors are on the grounds at their own risk and Island Cemetery will in no way assume responsibility or liability for any injury that visitors might sustain during their visit.
Pedestrians are expected to walk only on the roadways or on lanes designated for their use. If the only access to a lot is across another lot, then the necessary crossing is permitted.
Vehicular travel should be limited to the roadways and should be done slowly and as quietly as possible.
The following activities are prohibited at Island Cemetery:
Soliciting or selling any product or service
Placement of signs, notices and advertisements
Carrying weapons of any kind (military funerals and law enforcement officers excepted)
Lounging and sunbathing
Skating, sledding or skiing
Disturbing or injuring any structure, tree, plant, shrub or grassed area, or the removal of any of these from the grounds
Dogs off leash
It is the policy of the cemetery to consider those who do not conform to these policies as trespassers and treat them accordingly, requesting their departure or taking whatever action is deemed appropriate.