Cemeteries in Ottine, Texas

Private Cemeteries in Ottine, Texas often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Ottine, Texas are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Ottine, Texas are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Ottine, Texas , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Ottine, Texas .

Our database contains records of burials from 3 cemeteries.

The oldest cemetery in Texas is Oakwood Cemetery, which was once known as City Cemetery. The cemetery was included on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and its annex was included on October 30, 2003.

(Texas Health & Safety Code § 711.008.) You'll have to bury the body at a minimum depth: 1.5 feet below ground if the casket or container is made of impenetrable material, or two feet below ground otherwise. (Texas Health & Safety Code § 714.001.)

Burial plot. Burial plots are not included in the cost of a funeral and typically cost $1,000 to $4,000 or more depending on the city and if it's a private or public cemetery.

Forest Park Southwest Cemetery will open in west Houston in late spring 2022, according to a press release from Service Corporation International, North America's largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services.

There are no state laws in Texas prohibiting home burial, but local governments may have rules governing private burials. Before burying a body on private property or establishing a family cemetery, you should check with the county or town clerk for any zoning laws you must follow.

If a Texas state prisoner dies or is executed, relatives or friends can pick up the body. If they don't, he or she is buried in the largest prison graveyard in the United States – the Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Huntsville, Texas. Such burials occur around 100 times each year.