⚠ Contact the township before scheduling a burial. Staff availability must be confirmed in advance. A minimum 72-hour notice is required for all interments, and all payments, permits, and certifications must be received within that timeframe.
Our Cemeteries
Swanton Township maintains three cemeteries. The primary and only active burial site is Swanton Township Cemetery, located at Scott Road and Airport Highway. Many of the township's earliest settlers are buried there.
Two additional historic family cemeteries are also maintained by the township. These sites are preserved as part of the township's history but are not open for new burials.
Grave & Service Pricing
Grave Prices
| Category | Price per Grave |
|---|---|
| Resident | $600 |
| Non-Resident | $1,800 |
Footer Installation
| Situation | Price |
|---|---|
| Graves purchased after June 8, 2010 | Included |
| Single grave footer (pre-June 8, 2010) | $300 |
| Double grave footer (pre-June 8, 2010) | $400 |
| Additional graves (pre-June 8, 2010) | $300 each |
Resident Service Charges
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard grave opening (Mon–Fri) | $500 |
| Child (1 year to 4′) or cremation (Mon–Fri) | $300 |
| No services after 1:00 PM, on weekends, or on legal holidays. | |
Non-Resident Service Charges
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard grave opening (Mon–Fri) | $1,500 |
| Child (1 year to 4′) or cremation (Mon–Fri) | $500 |
| No services after 1:00 PM, on weekends, or on legal holidays. | |
All Parties
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Disinterment (weekdays only) | $3,000 |
All cemetery services require pre-payment before scheduling. This includes grave openings, deeds, footer installations, and all other services. Trustees may revise prices at any time.
Rules & Regulations
Click any section below to expand it. All rules apply to Swanton Township Cemetery.
- Contact the township before scheduling a burial to confirm staff availability.
- Cemetery hours are sunrise to sunset.
- Loitering is prohibited.
- Speed limit within the cemetery is 10 MPH.
- Only human remains may be interred.
- A minimum 72-hour notice is required for interment. All payments, permits, and certifications must be received within that timeframe.
- Graves may be transferred back to the township for 80% of the purchase price, or transferred to a family member for $100.
- All cemetery services require pre-payment (grave openings, deeds, footers, etc.).
- Only Residents may purchase graves unless the Trustees approve extraordinary circumstances for a Non-Resident.
- Burial vaults must be approved by the Cemetery Manager/Sexton.
- Trustees may revise rules, grave prices, and service charges at any time.
- Monuments must be granite, marble, or bronze.
- Only one monument per grave is permitted.
- All monuments require a concrete footer installed under township supervision.
- Monument base must be at least 12″ × 12″.
Footer Sizes
- Single grave: 40″ × 20″
- Double grave: 80″ × 20″
Maximum Monument Sizes
- Single grave: 36″ L × 12″ W × 48″ H
- Two graves: 108″ L × 12″ W × 48″ H
- More than two graves: same maximum as above.
- April 1 – November 1 (mowing season): No ground decorations. Items placed on the ground will be removed.
- Decorations are always permitted on monuments or footers, year-round.
- After November 1: Winter ground decorations are permitted.
- Planting in the cemetery is prohibited.
- Decorations may be removed by staff if they are wilted, faded, broken, or otherwise unsightly.
CemeterySwanton Township Cemetery.
GraveA cemetery lot with rights of interment transferred by the township.
IntermentBurial, entombment, or cremation with interment.
ResidentA person living in Swanton Township at the time of death, including those temporarily in nursing or family care.
Non-ResidentAnyone not meeting the Resident definition.
OwnerHolder of interment rights or their heirs.
MonumentHeadstone or grave marker.
DecorationsFlowers, plants, urns, grave blankets, flags.
Legal HolidaysHolidays designated annually by the Township Trustees.
These rules and regulations have been revised on the following dates:
- July 23, 2007
- March 24, 2008
- August 24, 2009
- October 12, 2009
- June 8, 2010
- July 13, 2010
- June 28, 2011
- September 20, 2014
- September 22, 2015
- October 13, 2015
- March 27, 2018
- May 14, 2019
- July 13, 2021
- June 28, 2022
- January 13, 2026