Cemeteries in Brunswick, Maryland

Private Cemeteries in Brunswick, Maryland often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Brunswick, Maryland are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Brunswick, Maryland are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Brunswick, Maryland , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Brunswick, Maryland .

Our database contains records of burials from 4 cemeteries.

Maryland Office of Cemetery Oversight.

Is Home Burial Legal in Maryland? As of October 1, 2015, Maryland requires that bodies be buried in an established cemetery or in a family burial plot or other area allowed by a local ordinance. (Maryland Code, Health-General, § 5-514 (2018).)

Maryland law does not require a casket. However, you should check with the cemetery; it may have rules requiring a certain type of container.

Does Maryland law provide for the resale of cemetery lots that appear to have been abandoned by the owners? No, owners of burial rights may sell these rights to another owner with permission of the cemetery. Often, however, there is no ready market for such sales.

Yard or Other Private Property – Similar to most other states, in Maryland there are no restrictions related to scattering ashes in your yard or on other property you own. If you want to scatter on another person's private property, be sure to get their permission first.

Ordinarily, disposition of cremated remains can only be properly done on the decedent's Own private property, the property of the next of kin or within a designated area in a cemetery or mausoleum.

Does Maryland law provide for the resale of cemetery lots that appear to have been abandoned by the owners? No, owners of burial rights may sell these rights to another owner with permission of the cemetery. Often, however, there is no ready market for such sales.