JHZR2
Staff member
Anyone care to explain how that works?
My understanding is that in Europe, often cemetery plots are only granted for a limited time, to the extent that without paying more for it, a plot that someone was put into in the 60s or 70s may have already been repurposed for another person.
In the U.S., my experience has been that a plot is bought, and deeed. My grandfather died this year, and they went to the deed, looked at the plots, and decided where to put him. The space and number of spots was all deeded.
But the question is really about cross-generations. A deeded plot gets filled. There are no more spots, or maybe there are. Do these become part of an estate, to be inherited and taxed? Does someone "own" unused cemetery plots that someone before them (eg whomever bought the family plot) purchased, that remain unused?
The reason I'm asking Isnt because I'm looking for a burial plot. Rather im tracking down some ancestors, and we have found the cemetery. I've even found the stone. But I'd love to gain access to the deeds to see details. Not sure if once the plot is full, if it just belongs to the cemetery for care, or what. I'm assuming records from the 20s and 30s still exist...
Thanks
My understanding is that in Europe, often cemetery plots are only granted for a limited time, to the extent that without paying more for it, a plot that someone was put into in the 60s or 70s may have already been repurposed for another person.
In the U.S., my experience has been that a plot is bought, and deeed. My grandfather died this year, and they went to the deed, looked at the plots, and decided where to put him. The space and number of spots was all deeded.
But the question is really about cross-generations. A deeded plot gets filled. There are no more spots, or maybe there are. Do these become part of an estate, to be inherited and taxed? Does someone "own" unused cemetery plots that someone before them (eg whomever bought the family plot) purchased, that remain unused?
The reason I'm asking Isnt because I'm looking for a burial plot. Rather im tracking down some ancestors, and we have found the cemetery. I've even found the stone. But I'd love to gain access to the deeds to see details. Not sure if once the plot is full, if it just belongs to the cemetery for care, or what. I'm assuming records from the 20s and 30s still exist...
Thanks