Central Maine Veterans' Cemetery - Civic Center Drive

Operating Hours

7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Front gate (Civic Center Drive) is open unless weather conditions dictate closure.
Back gate (Old Belgrade Rd) is closed in accordance with National Cemetery Guidance discouraging through traffic.

General Information

Summer Hours: From April to December, 15- 20 minute Committal Services are held on the hour: 9:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 1:00 for casketed burials and 9:00, 10:00. 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00 for cremation burials. Cremation inurnments take place year round. Design capacity is: 18,000 casketed burials. The Cemetery is at full capacity for new casketed burials, so it currently is open only for reservations and new niche inurnments.

Winter Hours: January 1^st through April 15^th , only open for niche inurnments. 15-20 minute Committal Services are held on the hour: from 9:00, 10:00, 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00. *Please note that the winter schedule may differ due to extreme conditions.

Site-specific features

Feature	Yes/No
Memorial Walkway	Yes
Garden of Remembrance/ MIA memorial	Yes
Avenue of Flags	Yes
Granite wall directory	Yes
Committal Service Building (room)	Closed
Committal Shelter	Yes
Military Museum Display	No
Cremation Columbarium	Yes
Full Size Crypt	Yes
Carillon	Yes
In Ground Crypt	No

Directions:

Driving north on I-95, take Exit 112B; merge onto Civic Center Drive; Maine Veterans Cemetery will be on the right at the traffic light.

Driving south on I-95, take Exit 112; turn right onto Civic Center Drive; Maine Veterans Cemetery will be on the right at the traffic light.