From the Eastford Grove Cemetery Association

Around 1960, the Grove Cemetery Association began selling plots to Eastford residents in the newly developed south section. At the time, only six-space, full burial plots were available in that section. If you or your family purchased one of these, you may have much more space than you would ever use. With family members moving out of town and the trend of cremation rather than full burial, we believe there will, unfortunately, be many vacant spots in the cemetery that can never be used.

To clarify, a single plot space measures 4 feet by 9 feet and allows one full vault burial plus two cremation burials, or three cremation burials. In other words, the originally purchased, six-space plot can accommodate six full burials, plus 12 cremation burials, or 18 cremation burials.

Since Grove Cemetery has no expansion room beyond its present borders, the Board of Trustees is urging plot owners to donate or sell (at the original purchase price) unused plot space back to the Grove Cemetery Association. Single spaces currently sell for more money ($1,200) than they did 60 years ago, so the tax-deductible impact of donating plot space could be sizeable. Since unused plot space cannot be sold by the owner or inherited owners, or given away except to the GCA, please consider donating unused space back to the Eastford Grove Cemetery Association. Thank you!