Cemetery Hours:
Hours of public access to Hawley Cemetery are from dawn to dusk.
Year Round Regulations
- Temporary grave markers are not permitted to serve as permanent monuments and will be removed after one year of their placement. All intended permanent monuments, other than headstone monuments made commercially, must be approved for placement by the Paris Township Trustees.
- Ground alterations are limited to peat moss or mulch and may only be placed in front of monuments – not to exceed 12 inches. No shrubs, bushes, trees, wood chips, decorative stones/gravel or border ornaments/fixtures are permitted around the monuments. These items may infringe on the rights of other grave owners and/or pose a risk to the maintenance equipment and/or visitors to the cemetery.
- No benches are permitted, for reasons of risk to maintenance equipment and/or visitor safety, unless installed by Paris Township.
- No alterations, plantings, urns, vases, etc are permitted to the sides or back of any monument.
- Artificial flowers, wreaths and crosses are permitted. They must not extend over 12 inches in front of the monument and must not exceed 36 inches in height. They are not permitted on the sides or rear of the monument.
- Any decorations deemed unsightly or interfering with normal maintenance as determined by the Paris Township Trustees will be removed.
- Glass containers and wire pins cannot be used.
- Shepherds’ hooks are permitted, but may not be over 36 inches in height, and they may only be placed within 12 inches of the front of the monument.