The Town of Warren has implemented a Burial Affidavit that is required for all burials in all the town-maintained cemeteries.  No internment shall be made in the Town of Warren cemeteries until the Cemetery Sexton has been furnished a permit such as may be required by the Laws of the State of Maine, together with this Affidavit signed by owner of record of the burial lot or from their legal representative/heirs.

The Monument & Cornerstone Permit is to ensure that monuments, headstones and cornerstones are installed in the correct locations and by licensed/insured professionals. Installation by lot owners is not permitted. Any installation company who plans on working in the Town of Warren cemeteries must have a copy of their certificate of liability insurance on file prior to instillation.  A Monument Installation Permit must be completed and paid for before any monument, gravestone, marker, cornerstone installation or foundation work is performed.

Click the "Cemetery Forms" heading to be directed to these documents.

For information, or to purchase a cemetery plot, contact the Cemetery Sexton, Amanda Shelmerdine 207-975-6566.

The Town of Warren has 19 Cemeteries located all over Town.

Burial plots are available in the following cemeteries: Counce, Leonard, Pleasantville, Newcomb and Sawyer. Prices depend on lot size and include cornerstone markers and perpetual care for the lot.

Town of Warren Cemeteries

If anyone has documentation/receipts of plot purchases for a town maintained cemetery, please come to the town office with those documents so we can update our records.

You may also mail in copies of these documents to:

Town of Warren Sexton

167 Western Road

Warren, ME 04864

Thank you

The Town of Warren has contracted with Thomas A. Stevens Cemetery Memorials company to clean, repair and reset gravestones/monuments within it's town-maintained cemeteries. The work will resume in the spring of 2024 starting in the Stirling and Sawyer Cemeteries. Please contact the Town Sexton in writing if you do not want to have this work done on your plot.

Send correspondences to:

Town of Warren Sexton

167 Western Road

Warren, ME 04864

Thank you

• Dogs are not permitted within the Town Cemeteries
• Cemeteries are open dawn to dusk
• Do not leave any trash in the cemeteries
• Cemeteries are closed to vehicle traffic November 15 to May 15 and are accessible for walk-in foot traffic only
• Please keep your vehicle on cemetery avenues and do not drive up on or turn around on gravesites

Did you know that the town of Warren provides Veteran memorial flag holders at no cost for families whose loved ones are buried within our town cemeteries? You may notice a change in our cemeteries this spring as the plastic memorial flag holders that the town has utilized for many years are now being replaced with sturdy aluminum ones. Funding for the new memorial flag holders came from our segregated cemeteries trust fund. This replacement will only be done for the plastic flag holders as the existing metal ones and historical flag holders will not be disturbed. 

In May, our local, Girl Scout, Boy Scout, Cub Scout and volunteers will then place the memorial flags in the new flag holders at all cemeteries prior to Memorial Day weekend. 

The Town of Warren held a Veterans memorial monument dedication ceremony at the Peterborough Cemetery on Saturday, October 28, 2024. The monument is dedicated to the Veterans from the Peterborough Community who served our country during the following conflicts: American Revolutionary War, Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I and the Korean War. There were over 70 attendees which included local and other Peters Family descendants from across the United States.

A reception was hosted following the ceremony at the Knox Museum in Thomaston. The Town of Warren is indebted to John Meyn, the cemetery’s benefactor, for his commitment and dedication to recognize and honor the Veterans of the Peterborough Community.

The Peterborough Cemetery is located on Bunker Hill Road in Warren, about 1.3 miles west from Rt. 1.