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Monument Cemetery 800 Beacon Lite Rd. Monument, CO 80132 (719)481-2954 www.townofmonument.org ---PAGE BREAK--- Thank you for your interest in the Monument Cemetery. In 1886 Charles Bissell conveyed to the Town of Monument a five acre tract of land that had been used as a cemetery since 1871. The first person buried in the cemetery was Alonzo Welty in 1860. Each year volunteers organize a Memorial Day Service for the many Veterans buried here. Victims of a train crash and the influenza epidemic are buried in the cemetery as well. Many grave markers show "unknown" for lack of identifying records. The Monument Cemetery contains some very old graves that are unmarked or poorly marked. For this reason, it is not guaranteed that if you possess a deed or burial rights to a specific plot that the plot is available. The following information is intended to help you navigate through the processes of purchasing burial rights, interring burial and/or cremation vaults, scheduling the placement of headstones, and to answer common questions regarding the Monument Cemetery: ✓ Town Ordinance requires the use of concrete burial and/or cremation vaults for all interments. ✓ The Public Works Department prepares the gravesite prior to and closes the gravesite after interment. We do not schedule burials on Sundays or holidays, and an additional fee is charged for Saturday burials. Please make arrangements at least 48 hours prior to any interment. ✓ The Public Works Department does not set burial or cremation vaults; they simply prepare the gravesite before and close the gravesite after the interment and supervise the setting of the vault. Please make arrangements through a vault company or funeral home to set the vault prior to any service. ✓ The placement of any headstone or monument needs to be supervised by the Public Works Department and should be conducted within 1 year of any interment. Cemetery Fee Schedule FULL SIZE PLOT: (5’4” wide by 8’ long) INTERMENT FEE: $800 OPEN / CLOSE FEE: $350 SATURDAY FEE: $150 FULL SIZE PLOT OPTIONS: ONE FULL BURIAL (CASKET) ONE FULL BURIAL INTERRED; ADDITIONAL TWO CREMATIONS FOUR CREMATIONS CREMATION PLOT: (Located within the Crematory Garden) INTERMENT FEE: $350 OPEN / CLOSE FEE: $150 SATURDAY FEE: $150 To purchase Burial Rights, schedule an interment, or for information on the Monument Cemetery please contact Laura Hogan, Town Clerk, at [PHONE REDACTED] or [EMAIL REDACTED]. To schedule the placement of a headstone or gravesite marker, please call James Schubauer, Parks Foreman, at [PHONE REDACTED].