This cemetery is located on the University of Notre Dame campus on the southwest corner of the intersection of N. Notre Dame Avenue and Holy Cross Drive and provides burials to members of the Notre Dame community. The cemetery was established in 1843 and is 22 acres in size. The cemetery opened the Our Lady of Sorrows mausoleum complex in 2007. Mary, Holy Mother of the Church mausoleum and Mary, Holy Mother of God mausoleum opened in 2013.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 452561 (Cedar Grove Cemetery).