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Northern Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery

  

Contact

Address
Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery
37 Lombard Rd.
Caribou, ME  04736

Phone
(207) 490-4612

Fax
(207) 492-0339 

Operating Hours

Summer Hours:  May 1 to November 15, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday.  Open on weekends.

Winter Hours:  Same hours as above, however, the cemetery is closed for in-ground burials from November 15th to April 30th.

General Information

15-20 minute Committal Services are held on the hour: 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00. Cremation niche burials take place year round. Casketed burials are available only from May to October. Design capacity is: 20,000 casketed burials. *Please note that the winter schedule may differ due to extreme conditions.

Site-specific Features

FeatureYes/No
Memorial WalkwayNo
Garden of Remembrance/ MIA memorialYes
Avenue of FlagsYes
Granite wall directoryNo
Committal Service Building (room)Yes
Committal ShelterYes
Military Museum DisplayNo
Cremation ColumbariumYes
CarillonYes
In Ground CryptYes

Directions

Take U.S Route 1 north to Caribou. Take a Left onto route 164 at the Caribou Inn. Follow route 164 through Caribou and towards Washburn (about a mile after leaving the downtown area). Take a right on Lombard Road after Noble Trucking, go 1/8th of a mile, entrance on right.