Elmwood Cemetery

Legal Notice

Elmwood Cemetery Association

Preble, NY

The annual meeting of the Elmwood Cemetery Association will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Preble Fire Station located at 1911 Preble Road, Preble, New York.  The plot holder’s meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by the election of trustees to succeed those whose terms are expiring, to receive the treasurer’s and caretaker’s report, and to transact any other business presented before the meeting.   

Sue Wright, Secretary

Elmwood Cemetery Association

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State Rte 281   Preble, NY 13141
Michael Compton, Caretaker
Ph. (607) 749-4227
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

The Elmwood Cemetery in Preble is a long-standing private association organized in 1868. Funding for this association has been primarily by selling cemetery plots to families who have lost a loved one and people who plan to be buried at the cemetery. From time to time they have also received monetary gifts that have helped in the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery. As the cemetery grows in size, so do their expenses and the time needed to properly care for the grounds.

They are asking the community's support in their efforts to raise funds necessary to maintain the buildings and grounds now and for several years to come. Any amount you could donate will be greatly appreciated. Your contribution can be directed to:

Preble Elmwood Cemetery
c/o Carole DeLine
2346 East River Rd
Cortland, NY
Ph: (607) 753-6595

ELMWOOD CEMETERY. PREBLE, NEW YORK
RATES EFFECTIVE MARCH 27, 2025

Lot purchase (Two cremations can be in one grave) $800.00 per grave lot
Interment: Infants up t o 3 feet $200.00
Interment: Adults 3 feet and above $750.00
Weekends/Holidays: $900.00
Interment: Cremation Remains
$400.00 Weekends/Holidays: $500.00
Interment: Cremation Remains, Companion Urn $550.00
Foundations
Foundations are oversized two inches larger than
base of stone/monument
$0.75 per square inch
$200 minimum charge
Flush Mount Monument Installed $175.00
Veterans Plaque Installed (includes pre-case form) $50.00

*Includes $35.00 PM allocation and $5.00 V&A fee (non-NYS).
**An additional charge may be made for snow removal or penetration of frost based on the additional costs to the cemetery pursuant to Section 1509 (d) of the not-for-profit corporation law.
Al foundations shall be installed by the Association and are to be paid by Owner. Association. Rates are established by the Al must be placed on concrete foundations, having dimensions two inches greater in length and breadth, than the base of the marker, and extended to a maximum depth of three feet. No monument shall be more than four feet above the ground. A monument for a single grave shall be no wider than 42 inches and for a double grave no wider than 54 inches.

Michael Compton, Cemetery Caretaker, may be reached at (315) 852-2040

Cemetery Rules

• ELMWOOD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

  PREBLE, NEW YORK

  RULES AND REGULATIONS as of 4/2/2025

  The Elmwood Cemetery is a sacred place for family and friends. These regulations are intended

  to establish an environment by which the sacredness and beauty of this Cemetery can be

  maintained.

  SECTION 1 Elmwood Cemetery Association, Preble, New York, and all property belonging

  thereto, shall be under the care and control of the Board of Trustees who shall

  regulate the sales and prices of lots therein, and make such Rules and Regulations

  for the Cemetery as they deem proper, consistent with the state law which this

  Corporation is formed.

  SECTION 2 A~ Hours of the Cemetery are from sunrise to sunset. There shall be no

  trespassing during hours of darkness.

  B ~ No burial shall be made in the Cemetery or placement of remains in the vault,

  without permission of the Cemetery Caretaker.

  C ~ Remains or cremains of pets are not allowed.

  D~ No permission for body storage or burial shall be granted unless all

  lot sales and interment fees are paid in full.

  E ~ Graves will not be opened during severe weather or other similar

  circumstances, in accordance with Section 1510-b of the Not-For-Profit

  Corporation Law (NFPCL). Bodies received during this time will be placed in the

  vault until conditions allow for burial.

  No person shall put up a fence, bench or other object at a grave; or erect any

  structure at the Cemetery; except with permission, and under the direction, of the

  Trustees at a meeting as recorded in the minutes.

  All monuments, tablets or markers shall be erected, only after due permission

  and under the direction of the Association, and shall meet the following

  requirements.

  A ~ All must be erected at the head of the grave or graves. There may only be one

  upright monument per grave. There is a limit of two monuments, tablets or

  markers on any grave, whether flush with the ground, up to two inches above

  grade or upright. However, any flat government military marker may be placed at

  the foot of the grave, flush with the ground.

  SECTION 3 SECTION 4 SECTION 5 SECTION 6 SECTION 7 SECTION 8 SECTION 9 B ~ All must be placed on concrete foundations, having dimensions two inches

  greater in length and breadth, than the base of the marker, and extended to a depth

  of three feet. No monument shall be more than four feet above the ground. A

  monument for a single grave shall be no wider than 42” and double no wider than

  54”.

  C ~ All foundations shall be installed by the Association to be paid by Owner.

  Rates are established by the Association.

  D ~ Grave owners are responsible for the maintenance of their monuments. The

  Association is not responsible for the reconstruction of any marble, granite,

  bronze, or concrete work on any section or plot nor is the Association responsible

  for repair or replacement of any monument placed or erected upon lots caused by

  the elements, an act or God, thieves or vandals.

  E ~ The following burials are allowed in 1 (one) full grave, subject to Caretaker

  approval, (due to concerns on depth or vault integrity): 1 (one) adult casket & 1

  (one) cremains; 1 (one) or 2 (two) cremains (alone); 1 (one) infant casket & 1

  (one) or 2 (two) cremains; 2 (two) infant caskets; 1 (one) adult casket and 1 (one)

  infant casket or cremains.

  No person shall willfully or maliciously destroy, mutilate, write upon, soil,

  deface, or injure any monument, gravestone, stake, object or any other structure

  placed in the Cemetery, except under the direction of the Association or their

  agent. Violators of this rule shall be liable for any damages.

  No person shall leave or cause to be left, any stone, dirt, or other refuse matter

  within the Cemetery except in such place the Association or their agent may

  designate.

  No planting of trees, shrubs, bushes or evergreens shall be allowed anywhere in

  the Cemetery, except with the permission of the Association.

  A ~ The Association reserves the right to remove any effigy, decoration,

  memento, embellishment, bench, bush, flower, plant or inscription which has not

  been installed in accord with these Rules and Regulations.

  B ~ The Association further reserves the right to remove any decoration,

  memento, embellishment, bench, bush, flower, plant or inscription which, in the

  opinion of the majority of the Association, is unsightly, offensive or dangerous.

  C ~No artificial plants or flowers are allowed to be placed in the Cemetery from

  April 1 to October 31.

  A ~ Only metal, plastic and stoneware containers for cut plants or flowers shall be

  used in the Cemetery. These may only be set in or on the ground and be withinthe confines of the plot. No glass container may be used for any purpose due to

  the danger of injury from broken glass.

  B ~ All flowerpots, containers, and urns are to be removed from the Cemetery by

  November 1.

  SECTION 10 No person shall drive any vehicle into the Cemetery property except on a road

  maintained by the Cemetery for this purpose. Cemetery roads may not be

  maintained from November 1 to April 1, dependent on weather conditions,

  excepting a road providing ingress and egress directly between the public roads

  and the Cemetery. No unlicensed recreational vehicle is permitted at any time.

  SECTION 11 No person shall discharge any firearm in the Cemetery except during Military

  Services.

  SECTION 12 No person shall catch, wound or kill any animal or bird, nor disturb any bird’s

  nest or eggs there in the Cemetery.

  SECTION 13 There will be no fires, open flames or fireworks on Cemetery property, nor shall

  any fire or flame be launched from the Cemetery property. Chinese Lanterns are

  banned, whether stationary or floating.

  SECTION 14 No alcoholic beverages shall be possessed, consumed or placed in the Cemetery.

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  SECTION 15 A ~Concrete vaults or grave liners will be required for full body interments in all

  graves in accordance with the provisions of the Elmwood Cemetery Association’s

  Board Directive 201.6.

  B ~ Natural Organic Reduction (NOR): The Association does not permit the

  scattering, interment, entombment, or inurnment, of naturally organically reduced

  human remains as defined in New York State law, within the grounds of the

  Cemetery at this time.

  SECTION 16 All Lot Owners are required to notify the Cemetery of any change of address. All

  notices required to be sent by the Cemetery shall be sent to the last recorded

  address of the Lot Owner(s) and such notices shall be deemed adequate.

  SECTION 17 Violations of the above Rules and Regulations shall be prosecuted as

  provided by law.

  SECTION 18 These Rules and Regulations are subject to change from time to time as

  determined by the Association.

Photos below in Elmwood Images are:   Remembering a Naval Veteran 

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