Cool Spring Natural Cemetery

06/12/2018

It's a beautiful day, unseasonably cool, with a gentle breeze.

12/16/2017

Please note that Dec 25-31, 2017, the Octave of Christmas, we will be closed for new inquiries. (If you should lose a loved one, please know you should never hesitate to contact us.) We simply ask that any inquiries that can be held until the new year, be so held and we will be happy to help with all of your questions and all of your needs then. We pray that all of our customers have a blessed and very merry Christmas!

12/08/2017

A (somewhat) recent writeup about our Cemetery. Thank you to the folks at Green Burial Naturally for the honest and positive review.

Chapel at Cool Spring Natural Cemetery photos by Tom Bailey Cool Spring--what a lovely name for the last cemetery on the homeward leg of a tour of southern natural and green burial cemeteries.... Cool Spring Natural Cemetery is a 54-acre Roman Catholic Cemetery, open to all and operated b

09/08/2017

Photo credit to Green Burial Naturally.

Is this idyllic or what? Natural burial at the top of Blue Ridge Meadow in Cool Spring Natural Cemetery in Berryville Virginia. We passed the Shenandoah River on our way down the country lane to get to Cool Spring, which is owned and operated by Holy Cross Abbey. Lots of graves.

03/24/2017

Our website has gotten a long-overdue refresh!

Sacred Ground – Cool Spring Natural Cemetery is maintained and managed by the Cistercian Monks of Holy Cross Abbey where, for over sixty years, monks have lived on land made sacred by th…

01/19/2015

Did you know that burial vaults alone can cost over $7,000? Making burial arrangements at a typical funeral home can be stressful and confusing. In addition to being more ecologically sound, a Natural Burial can minimize the pressures of making unnecessary purchase decisions during an already difficult time in your life.

01/16/2015

01/12/2015

“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.” ― Isaac Asimov

01/08/2015

Isn't it ironic that natural cemeteries are considered by many to be a relatively recent phenomenon? Much of what constitutes a green burial today was standard rather than exceptional.

01/07/2015

Something you would never see at Cool Spring! Do you think tombstone decorations at most cemeteries have gotten out of hand?

For families mourning a loved one, ornaments and cuddly toys placed at the grave can be a source of comfort.

12/31/2014

Tired of toxic embalming fluid, rainforest wood caskets and other ecologically unfriendly practices, a new generation of undertakers is attempting to green u...

12/24/2014

Although the Holiday Season can bring joy to many, for those who have lost loved ones, it can be a difficult time.

Find ways to honour those you miss. Look at old photos and tell stories of any loved ones you have lost. Honour the expectations that you may have had for relationships, life and even your vision of the season, as they are a part of our story. Let a ...