Department Overview
The Michigan City Cemeteries Department is responsible for the care and maintenance of the city’s cemeteries, providing respectful and dignified services to families while preserving the beauty and history of these sacred spaces. The department oversees the operations of Greenwood Cemetery and other burial grounds, ensuring they are well-maintained and accessible to the community. Dedicated to honoring the memory of loved ones, the Cemeteries Department strives to offer a peaceful environment for reflection while upholding the city’s rich heritage.
Note: When contacting the Department of Cemeteries for information regarding an existing burial site, please have the approximate death date and full name of deceased.
Spring Clean-Up Information
Notice to ALL grave, niche, and crypt owners at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, Greenwood Cemetery, and Calvary Cemetery
Spring Cleanup will begin Friday, March 15, 2025. Please remove ALL DECORATIONS & SOLAR LIGHTS you wish to save. NONE WILL BE SAVED. You may re-decorate beginning FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2025. Decoration Guide Rules are strictly enforced.
Fall Clean-Up Information
Greenwood and Calvary Cemetery – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025
Swan Lake Memorial Gardens – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025
FALL CLEAN-UP lasts one week.
Locations
Greenwood Cemetery
Established in 1863, dedicated by Mayor H.H. Roberts on August 14, 1864, and named Greenwood Cemetery by Common Council resolution on October 22, 1864.
There are four cemeteries within Greenwood Cemetery. These include Greenwood proper, Sinai Cemetery (Jewish), Calvary Cemetery (Catholic), and the Islamic Cemetery.
153 Tilden Avenue, Michigan City, IN 46360
Phone: (219) 873-1521
Swan Lake Memorial Gardens
Established in 1953. There are four garden areas – Peace, Good Shepherd, Cross, and Resurrection & Christus – and two mausoleums.
5700 East US Highway 20, Michigan City, IN 46360
Phone: (219) 873-1522
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