Related Resource: Guide: Finding a Cemetery. Buy the book that prepares you for the unexpected. Skip to main content. Types Of Plots Available For Advance Purchase There are four types of ground plots in a cemetery: Single plots : Single plot are the most common type of plot in a cemetery. Single plots contain the remains of one person in a casket. Companion plots : Companion plots are two plots that are sold together for a couple, usually a married couple.
Double depth plots can be more affordable than side-by-side companion plots, as only one large outer burial container is usually required, rather than two. Family plots : In some cemeteries, a family may purchase a small area of the cemetery to be dedicated to the family. Important to consider is that there are pre-purchasing and pre-planning options that handle all these details for you. It's one of the many benefits of using MemorialPlanning. You can also learn more about buying a burial plot in advance here.
Also keep in mind that the laws regarding burial plots may be different in other countries. People who are considering purchasing a burial plot often ask whether the plot has an expiration date before use. This is usually not the case , and when you purchase a burial plot , it is usually always yours. Until it is used by the owner, th at person own s the burial plot in perpetuity, and it can even be passed down to your next of kin.
But as mentioned above, some cemeteries retain the right to reclaim the plot due to inactivity. However, after burial plots are used, there are some instances in which they can be reused , with new headstone and new remains placed atop the existing remains. In addition to retaining the rights to reclaim an unused plot, some cemeteries may choose to reclaim plots that have been used.
This is usually after several decades and depends on the cemetery. Think of it like a lease - the lease on the plot may run out in 20 years, in which case they may offer the opportunity to renew the lease. Some cemeteries also offer additional features such as cremation gardens and natural or green burials. Learn more about your local cemeteries here. A decorative box that contains the deceased. Coffins serve the same purpose as caskets, but feature six sides instead of four. Despite this cosmetic difference, the words coffins and caskets are often used interchangeably.
Learn more about the difference between coffins and caskets here. A structure similar to a mausoleum, meant to house cremated remains in an organized space safe from most weather conditions. Learn more about Columbariums here. Floral arrangements gifted to the bereaved in order to honor the deceased and comfort their loved ones. Not to be confused with funeral flowers. Learn more about condolence flowers here. A gift given to memorialize the deceased. These gifts can come in many different forms, including donations to a particular charity, and are almost always unique to the deceased in some way.
Learn more about condolences here. The expression of comfort and sympathy provided to a person who is grieving. The cremated remains of the deceased, often placement within an urn or scattered. Learn more about cremains here. The ceremonial act of reducing a body to cremains via fire.
Cremation has become a popular funeral method within the past few decades. Learn more about cremation here. A garden with the explicit purpose of allowing loved ones to scatter the cremated remains of the deceased. Cremation gardens are often times part of a cemetery. Learn more about cremation gardens here. A decorative container in which cremated remains are kept. Learn more about cremation urns here. A subterranean chamber within a cemetery that protects the remains of the deceased from inclement weather.
Learn more about crypts here. Sometimes referred to as immediate cremation, a direct cremation is when the body is quickly cremated usually within a few days of death without any type of prior service or ceremony.
A burial plot that is two-times as deep as a single plot, allowing two bodies to be buried one on top of the other. The process of using chemicals to preserve a body. This is usually done prior to a funeral service but is not always done, nor is it necessarily required by law.
It is most often to preserve the body for as long as possible prior to a viewing or service. Learn more about embalming and the funeral planning process. A speech given at a memorial service or funeral that memorializes the deceased.
Learn more about eulogies here. To dig a body from out of the ground, for example, for the purposes of moving a grave within a cemetery. Learn more about the burial process and options. A private, aboveground structure built to entomb multiple members of a family, and to offer protection from most weather.
Learn more about private mausoleums here. A private area of a cemetery that has been purchased by a single family. Various family members are then buried in the plot. A flat, decorative stone that is used to mark a grave. The stone is flush with the ground, unlike an upright monument such as a tombstone. There are multiple options for materials, including various types of stones. Messages, quotes, or labels such as Loving Father are often inscribed on the marker, along with the date of birth and life.
Learn more about burial monuments here. The burial or cremation service for the deceased, normally preceded or proceeded by a memorial ceremony. Learn more about funerals and funeral planning here. Flowers, wreaths, and other floral arrangements used as part of the funeral ceremony. Not to be confused with condolence flowers. Religious or secular music used as part of the funeral ceremony.
Music is usually chosen based on significance to the deceased. Learn more about funeral music now. A service to memorialize the deceased, usually with the body present, typically at the burial site or a cremation scattering site.
Learn more about funeral service planning here. A hole that is dug in the ground and marked by a monument. Learn more about graves and burial plots here. The process of filling a grave with earth, completing the burial process. Sometimes referred to as closing the grave. Learn more about grave opening-and-closing here.
A decorative marker placed at the head of the grave. The markers are usually but not always made of stone and can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Learn more about grave markers here.
A service performed by the cemetery that involves either opening a grave and back-filling it with earth, or opening a mausoleum crypt and closing it following the funeral ceremony. A burial process that uses no chemicals, casket, or burial vault, and is carried out in a cemetery that uses no artificial pesticides.
Not all cemeteries offer this option. Learn more about green burials and the difference between green and natural burials here.
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