The New Haven City Burial Ground (known as Grove Street Cemetery), opened 1796, is the oldest cemetery in the nation designed as a "city of the dead," with named avenues and cross streets. A National Historic Landmark, it is also the first chartered burial ground in the United States and the first to be arranged in family lots.

The cemetery grounds are open 365 days a year from 8 am until 4 pm.

The cemetery office is open Monday through Friday from 8 am until 2 pm.

Please see our website for a burial registry (updated every January), historical resources and maps, our publications, and information on our tours and events. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

https://www.grovestreetcemetery.org/

Driving directions to the cemetery entrance:

Take I-91 north or south to New Haven, Connecticut. Take Exit #3: Trumbull Street. At the bottom of the exit ramp go straight through the traffic light onto Trumbull Street, and straight on Trumbull Street to the third traffic light which is the intersection with Prospect Street (the brownstone walls of the cemetery are directly in front of you). Turn left onto Prospect Street (the east wall of the cemetery is to your right) and turn right at the next light onto Grove Street. The Egyptian revival entrance gate of the cemetery is on the right in the middle of the block.

There are no parking facilities inside the cemetery. Please use street parking. Meters accept coins, credit cards, and parking payment apps. Street parking is free on Sunday.