Cemetery Division

The Cemetery is managed by Public Works. 

Hours and Accessibility

The cemetery is open daily from 6:00 am to 12:00 midnight. The cemetery office (located immediately south of the cemetery in the Public Works Building) is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays. The cemetery has a gazebo that holds cases of plot maps that can be accessed during open hours every day. There are directions for reading the plot maps placed in the same case. The deceased location will be needed to find the plot; Alphabetical Burial List (PDF)

Cemetery Lot Regulations

The City of Rawlins Cemetery Division, under the direction of the cemetery sexton, has responsibility for the care and maintenance of the cemetery's 40-developed acres Lot Regulations Brochure (PDF). This responsibility and accompanying regulations derive from City Ordinance 8.04.010 through 8.04.120 of the Rawlins Municipal Code (PDF).

General Care of the Cemetery

Cemetery personnel will perform all interments, grading, landscaping, planting, and trimming, as well as any improvements or alterations to any lot. The City of Rawlins retains the right to remove or alter any lot improvements if they become unsightly or pose a safety hazard. The alteration or removal will be at the expense of the lot owner.

If you have any questions regarding cemetery landscaping and maintenance, such as mowing, watering, and monuments, please contact the Parks & Recreation Director at 307-328-7529. 

Lot Decorations 

Per City Ordinance 8.04.010 through 8.04.120, all items must be either secured to the headstone or placed into a vase permanently installed on the monument. The Green Spaces Department maintains the cemetery throughout the spring, fall, and summer to keep it maintained and attractive for all. As they reach monuments, they will be complying with the ordinance and removing items that do not meet the criteria above. The ordinance states:

  • No plants, trees, shrubs or live flowers shall be planted upon any lot in the cemetery without prior approval of the cemetery sexton.
  • Freshly cut and artificial flowers, sprays, wreaths and flags may only be attached to monuments or placed in vases or containers within the monument or their base and must be removed within 15 days.
  • Specifically forbidden, whether temporary or permanent, is any container made of glass, porcelain, or pottery.
  • Vases and statues shall be installed with a base and foundation or shall be permanently installed as a part of the monument.
  • No coping, curbing, hedging, borders, fencing or enclosure of any kind shall be installed on any lot.

Additional decorations may be placed in honor of Memorial Day annually from late May through early June. Call 307-324-7529 for specific dates each year.

Lot Decoration - Flowers and Flags

Freshly cut and artificial flowers, sprays, wreaths, and flags may only be attached to monuments or placed in vases or containers within the monument or their base. Cemetery personnel will remove freshly cut and artificial flowers that have died, faded, broken, or become unsightly. 

When securing items or placing them in the vases, please keep in mind that we are a high-wind area. Items often blow away from the original monument if they are not firmly secured.

No plants, trees, shrubs, or live flowers shall be planted upon any lot in the cemetery without prior approval of the sexton.

Decorative Material

Decorative rods, shepherd hooks, or iron stands, commercially purchased or privately built, will be allowed only if the rod is permanently attached within the monument foundation. Anything hung from a rod must be secured to prevent it from blowing off. The rod and any items secured to the rod must not obstruct any maintenance procedure. The use of tiles, lawn ornaments, brick, gravel, crushed rock, wood bark, or similar materials on any lot is strictly prohibited.