Municipal cemeteries

Available cemetery lots in Halifax

Traditional lots are available for sale in:

Cremation lots are available for sale in:

  • Fairview Lawn Cemetery
  • Mount Hermon Cemetery
  • Camp Hill Cemetery

Fairview Lawn Cemetery now has a 72-niche octagonal columbarium. For more information on the purchasing a plot or a niche please contact the Cemetery Administration Office to arrange an appointment to view available lots. Green burials are also available for our traditional plots. More information about this option can be obtained through your Funeral Home. 

Please note that motorcoaches are not permitted within the Fairview Lawn Cemetery. Contact the cemetery office at 902.490.4883 for options.

Fees for cemetery services

Cemetery locations

Fairview Lawn Cemetery

3720 Windsor Street
Halifax, NS

Home of:

  • Halifax Regional Municipality Cemetery Head Office
  • Last Post Fund, Nova Scotia Branch Veterans' Columbarium
  • Titanic Graves
  • A mass grave for the victims of the Halifax Explosion

Visitors are welcome to the cemetery between dawn and dusk, seven days a week. 

Fairview Lawn Cemetery Site Plan 

Camp Hill Cemetery

1600 Summer Street
Halifax, NS
Home of:

  • Joseph Howe
  • Alexander Keith
  • Viola Desmond

Camp Hill Cemetery Site Plan 

Mount Hermon Cemetery

139 Victoria Road
Dartmouth, NS
Mount Hermon Grave Site Plan 

Saint Peter’s Cemetery

65 Victoria Road
Dartmouth, NS

Dartmouth Common (Park Avenue) Cemetery

63 Victoria Road
Dartmouth, NS

Saint Paul’s Cemetery
15 Geary Street
Dartmouth, NS

How do I apply to have a cemetery acquired by the municipality?

Cemetery Acquisition Application Checklist
Cemetery Acquisition Administrative Order

Contact the Cemetery Administration Office

If you’d like to discuss your options, or find the location of a loved one who has been interred in a municipal-run cemetery, please call 902.490.4883 or email cemetery@halifax.ca.

In person:
Fairview Lawn Cemetery
3720 Windsor Street
Halifax, NS

Hours of operation for our administration office are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

By mail:
PO Box 1749
Halifax, NS
B3J 3A5