| Section Name | Section Code (Online database) |
Details |
| Section A | SA | Traditionally Cemeteries were set up with the Church of England area (Section A) to the right of the entrance gate and the Roman Catholic area (Section B) to the left of the gateway. The old entrance to the Cemetery (now the North Lawn) was moved – date unknown – due to constant flooding. Unfortunately many of the early burials did not state the grave number. There are approximately 1,400 known Church of England burials in Section A, of which nearly 100 have no specific known grave number. |
| Section Ashes Pod Garden | SPOD | Located by the front gate, this area for cremated remains was established in 2021 |
| Section B | SB | Old Catholic Monumental. The Old Roman Catholic area has approximately 1,600 known burials of which 15 graves have no specific grave number. Earliest known burial was a child in 1864. Located in front of Section A it is also a monumental section. |
| Section C | SC | |
| Section CE | SCE | |
| Section Circle (including Chinese) | SCL | Oldest part of the cemetery. Most of the burials between 1860 and 1864 were in the Circle area. There are nearly 1,000 burials in the Circle of which only a third have markers. The numbering system is completely random – i.e. number 172 is not between 171 and 173, making it difficult to accurately map this area. |
| Section COE | SCOE | Early Registrations, about 75 listed the Religion but not the grave location. Most will be in the Circle or The Old Church of England Section. |
| Section Common | SCOM | Some burials were listed as in common ground |
| Section D | SD | Includes both Church of Christ/Baptist and Children’s areas.
Church of Christ/Baptist – Rows R01- R05 are outside the Children’s section. There are just over 280 burials in this small section. Most of the aboriginal burials here were by Ministers of the Church of Christ. Children’s – Rows R05A – R07EF from the area currently known as the Children’s Section. It is clear that both section D’s were originally one section as of the total 275 burials, there are nearly 60 adults buried . Today, it is a children’s only burial area. |
| Section E | SE | Old Methodist Section – With nearly 700 burials, this monumental section also includes a Chinese section of 100 burials. Within the Chinese section there is a burning tower. The Chinese Society of Melbourne attend every year or so and pay tributes to their ancestors with the burning of money, food, and clothing, the saying of prayers and share of food – usually a whole pig. The notable monument in Section E is the Wren Mausoleum, built in 1879, the only one of it kind in the cemetery. |
| Section East Lawn | SEL | The East Lawn was opened in 2009. The row of conifers that stood along the fence were removed to make way for 60 new lawn graves at the front of the Cemetery |
| Section F | SF | There are just over 875 Monumental graves in F Section. There was a child buried there in August 1860 making it one of the oldest graves. As it follows the curve of the circle it is also one of the hardest areas to find your way around. |
| Section G | SG | Section G is a Monumental Presbyterian section of nearly 400 burials located at the back of the Cemetery; earliest burial 1865 |
| Section I | SI | The Paupers Section was covered over when the South Lawn was created with fill. With 260 unmarked burials, the only monument was relocated to the lawn area of the memorial garden. There are memorial plaques on the board as you enter the memorial garden that list the names of that buried in Section I |
| Section K | SK | The Dream Time Section was the idea of Clive and Judy Atkinson who designed the artwork and were instrumental in getting the project off the ground. It is believed to be the first Dream Time section in any cemetery in Victoria. |
| Section M | SM | Section M was established in the early 1930s and now contains just over 700 burials. To note is the large Chisholm grave in row one that was relocated from the Pannoo-Bamawm Cemetery in 1935. |
| Section Mem | SME | |
| Section Memorial | SMEM | |
| Section Memory Lane | SMLL | This area was set aside in 2019 along the Memorial Garden. People may memorialise loved ones with the placement of a plaque regardless of whether they are buried in the cemetery or not. |
| Section MG | SMG | The Memorial Garden was developed in 2002 with the assistance of the Echuca Horticultural Society and it contains 1,000 spaces for the interment of cremated remains |
| Section MG Wall A | SMGWA | The first two Pink Granite Walls were erected in 2012 with a total of 35 positions each for the placement of Cremated Remains |
| Section MG Wall B | SMGWB | The first two Pink Granite Walls were erected in 2012 with a total of 35 positions each for the placement of Cremated Remains |
| Section MG Wall C | SMGWC | The next two Pink Granite walls were erected in 2024 with the first placement of Cremated Remains in 2025 |
| Section MG Wall D | SMGWD | The next two Pink Granite walls were erected in 2024 with the first placement of Cremated Remains in 2025 |
| Section Mid Lawn | SML | The Mid Lawn sits to the left of the main gate at the front of the Cemetery with a capacity of 344 grave sites. The first burial was December 1972 |
| Section N | SN | N Section sits to the left of the main driveway, to the front of the Children’s Section. There are nearly 400 burials here with the earliest being in 1938 |
| Section Niche Wall End | SNWE | There are several Memorial plaques on the end of the Niche Wall remembering the Kennewell Family |
| Section Niche Wall North | SNWN | The Grey Niche Wall is indicative of the fashion of the mid 1950s for placing of Cremated Remains. The North Facing side has a capacity of 210 positions |
| Section Niche Wall South | SNWS | The South Facing side has a capacity of 210. In 2010 the Wall was refurbished and a sheltering roof built to protect the Wall |
| Section North Lawn | SNL | The North Lawn was opened late 2025 with a capacity that should cater for the next 50 years of burials |
| Section O | SO | Section O was opened in the mid 1920s to cater for a growing need of Catholic burials. It currently has almost 600 burial |
| Section P | SP | Section P consists of 13 Rows and was opened in the mid 1920s to cater for a growing need for Church of England burials. There are currently nearly 1300 burials here. |
| Section Presbyterian | SPU | There are 8 Presbyterians buried in unknown graves. |
| Section RG | SRG | The rose garden borders the Children’s Section and consists of a row of standard white Iceberg roses |
| Section South Lawn | SSL | The South Lawn is currently the largest single section of the Echuca Cemetery, with currently nearly 7,000 burials. Established in 1971, it reflected the changing trend in the manner in which families wanted memorialisation of their loved ones |
| Section STARS | SSTARS | The Stars are memorials to children that have passed. |
| Section Sunset Corner | SSC | Sunset Corner was established in the early 2000’s to cater for the scattering of Cremated Remains where there no marker to be laid don. The details are recorded in the cemetery register of cremated remains. |
| Section Unknown | SUO | There are many early burials where the actual grave site is unknown. |
| Section Wes | SWES | Several burials state the religion as Wesleyan but there is no designated Wesleyan area |