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What happens when a cemetery runs Does a body have to be embalmed
out of land? before it is buried?
When a cemetery runs out of land, No. Embalming is a choice which depends
it will continue to operate and serve on factors like if there is to be an open
the community. Most cemeteries casket viewing of the body or if there is
have crematoriums, and some historic to be an extended time between death
cemeteries even offer guided tours. and interment. Public health laws may
require embalming if the body is going
In a hundred years will this cemetery to transported by air or rail.
still be there?
We think of cemetery lands as being What options are available besides
in perpetuity. There are cemeteries ground burial?
throughout the world that have been in Besides ground burial, some cemeteries
existence for hundreds of years. offer interment in lawn crypts or
entombment in mausoleums. In addition,
How soon after or how long after a most cemeteries provide choices for those
death must an individual be buried? who have selected cremation. These
There is no law that states a specific time often include placement of cremated
frame for burial. Considerations that remains in a niche of a columbarium or
will affect timeline include the need to interment in an urn space.
secure all permits and authorizations,
notification of family and friends, What are burial vaults and grave liners?
preparation of cemetery site and religious These are the outside containers into
considerations. Public health laws may which the casket is placed. Burial vaults
have limitations on the maximum length are designed to protect the casket and
of time allowed to pass prior to final may be made of a variety or combination
disposition. Contact your local funeral of materials including concrete, stainless
provider for more details. steel, galvanized steel, copper, bronze,
plastic or fiberglass. A grave liner is a
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