City of Bowling Green, Kentucky

Fairview Cemetery is owned and operated by the City of Bowling Green and has approximately 1,000 spaces available; which includes graves, niches and scattering gardens. All available graves are located in Cemetery #2.

Fairview Cemetery is one of the most beautiful and oldest cemeteries still in operation in the Bowling Green area and our staff is very caring and accommodating to all families.

Our division offers:

• Genealogical Research
  Fairview Cemetery provides several options to assist with genealogy research through maps and search of cemetery databases. Our staff can assist you Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 4:00pm. Also, you can do your own research by using the Online Burial Search.
• Cemetery Gardens
  Fairview Cemetery has cremation gardens, which includes cremation niches ($980), in-ground burial plots ($635 & $835) and scattering gardens.
• Veteran's Memorial Bricks
  Memorial bricks can be purchased for $60 each. They will be placed in the Veterans Memorial Plaza located at Fairview Cemetery.
• Bloch Chapel Rentals
  The Bloch Chapel is located in Cemetery #1 of Fairview Cemetery and is available to rent for weddings, funerals, and other various occasions. The rental fee is $250 for a two hour minimum ($125 of the rental fee must be paid when reserving and will be considered your deposit and is non-refundable). Each additional hour is $100. Rental of the Bloch Chapel will follow all recommended national/state/local recommendations toward usability.
• Memorial Tree Program
  The Memorial Tree Program offers families the opportunity to remember their loved ones while enhancing the beauty of Bowling Green parks and cemeteries. By participating in this special program, family members will help designate a memorial planting to honor their loved one and support the beautification of our parks and green spaces.
• Memorial Bench Program
  The Memorial Bench Program offers everyone the opportunity to remember friends or family members while contributing to the enhancement of the Bowling Green Parks. Your participation in this special program will honor the memory of a friend or family member and provide an attractive and useful amenity to our parks and green spaces.

Announcements

2025 Veterans Holiday Wreath Program & Ceremony

Nov 12, 2025

Fairview Cemetery will be placing holiday wreaths in the Veterans' Sections of Fairview Cemetery #2, December 6 beginning at 9 am. The public is invited to participate in honoring our Veterans and their families during the holiday season. If you need more information contact 270-393.3607.