Fees
Effective January 1, 2024
The listed costs for a plot do not include the Endowment Care Fund fee that is required by California Health and Safety Code Section 8738
Plots prices for burial rights in Buena Vista Cemetery are:
| Cremation Plot | 4' 9" X 4' 9" | Residents: $175 + $250 Endowment Fee | Eligible Non-Residents: $400 + $250 Endowment Fee |
| Full Size Plot | 4' 9" X 10' | Residents: $350 +$250 Endowment Fee | Eligible Non-Residents: $800 +$250 Endowment Fee |
| Double Size Plot | 10’ X 10’ | Residents: $700 + $500 Endowment Fee | Eligible Non-Residents: $1,600 + $500 Endowment Fee |
Columarian Niches are estimated to be ready for use by January 2026. Each Niche will hold 2 sets of cremains. The fees will be posted as soon as the Niches are available. Advantages to using the Niches would be that the cost for plot curbing and for purchasing a grave marker would not be needed so they will be less expensive than placing cremains in the ground.
New Cemetery Section
There is an area of the Buena Vista Cemetery that is not yet open for plot purchases. No sales or plot reservations will be made in this area until the Trustees decide there is a need to use this area.
All full burials require a grave liner at an additional cost. Grave liners fees are paid to the mortuary.
A Clean-Up deposit of $500 will be required if the grave digging is done by someone other than a grave digger contracted by a mortuary. This deposit will be refunded within ten days of the burial if the plot is in an acceptable condition. If the plot is not in an acceptable condition within ten days of the burial as determined by the Murphys Cemetery District, the entire deposit will be forfeited.