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Grey Highlands Active Cemeteries

The Municipality of Grey Highlands provides cemetery services at the following places:

Markdale Cemetery - 500427 Grey Rd. 12, Markdale (CM00862) 

Directions: 500427 Grey Rd. 12, Markdale  

Picture of Markdale Cemetery

Flesherton Cemetery - 90 Toronto Rd., Flesherton (CM00825)

Directions to Flesherton Cemetery: Click here

 

 Picture of Flesherton Cemetery

Maxwell Cemetery - 408029 Grey Rd. 4, Maxwell (CM00887)

 Picture of Maxwell Cemetery

Salem Cemetery - 214193 Sideroad 30, Eugenia (CM00773) 

 Picture of Salem Cemetery

Burns Presbyterian Cemetery - 104 Peel Street, Feversham (CM00886)

 Picture of Burns Presbyterian Cemetery
Mt. Zion Cemetery - 813386 Sideroad 30, Port Law (CM00767)
Picture of Mt. Zion Cemetery
 Bethel Cemetery - 448081 10th Concession, N of Feversham (CM00884)
Picture of Bethel Cemetery

Services and Cemetery By-Law

By-Law

The Municipality of Grey Highlands governs the cemetery operations by By-law Cemetery By-law 2020-085 as amended. 

 

                                                   

Services

The above cemeteries offer peaceful settings to remember the life of loved ones. Our staff provides care for the family's needs which include:

  • Sale of interment rights
  • Opening and closing of interment sites
  • Seeding and re-grading of site after burial
  • Cemetery General Maintenance
  • Ensuring compliance with the Municipality's Cemetery By-law By-law 2020-085

There are also many privately owned and rural cemeteries located within the municipality.

Services and sale of plots in some of the above cemeteries may be limited based on availability.

 

Bereavement Authority of Ontario Consumer Information Guide

Pricing

Plot Sales

Plot Layout

 

Plot Sales

Plot PurchPPlot Interment Rights          $ 1,518.75

(Includes Care & Maintenance and HST)

 

Additional Charges:

Staking/Location fees: $169.50

Transfer of deed: $ 169.50

Cornerstones: $254.25 (Last name or Plot Number) *Required with plot purchase

Foundations: As charged + $169.50 for staking and locating

Special Permission Charge: 1.5x Regular charge

Weekend Charge (Saturday 9am-1pm): $593.25

Statutory Holiday Charge (Permitted by Order of MOH Only): $593.25

Winter Charges: $1130.00

Chapel Winter Keeping(for interment in on of our Cemeteries): $282.50

Chapel Winter Keeping(for interment in other Cemeteries): $395.50

 

All Fees can be found on Schedule H of our Fees and Charges By-Law

Niche / Columbarium

There are columbarium's located in the Flesherton Cemetery and Markdale Cemetery each consisting of 48 niche's.

 Markdale Columbarium

The Niche can house 2 urns

Size of Niche 12" x 12" x 14"d

 

Pricing:

Top Row: $2,650.98 - (Includes Care and Maintenance + HST)

Middle Row: $2,485.21 - (Includes Care and Maintenance + HST)

Bottom Row: $2,319.61 - (Includes Care and Maintenance + HST)

Niche Engraving - actual cost of engraving (Requires Niche opening fee)

Reopening of Niche: $169.50

All Fees can be found on Schedule H of our Fees and Charges By-Law

Interments

Full Burial (9-4 M-F): $904.00

Cremation Burial (9-4 M-F): $565.00

Common Ground (Cremated Remains)(9-4 M-F): $565.00

HST Included

 

Additional Charges:

Winter Charges: $1130.00

Chapel Winter Keeping(for interment in on of our Cemeteries): $282.50

Chapel Winter Keeping(for interment in other Cemeteries): $395.50

Special Permission Charge: 1.5x Regular charge

Statutory Holiday Charge (Permitted by Order of MOH Only): $593.25

All Fees can be found on Schedule H of our Fees and Charges By-Law

Disinterment

Disinterment casket: $1,582.00

Disinterment cremated remains: $615.85

All Fees can be found on Schedule H of our Fees and Charges By-Law

Bereavement Authority of Ontario

 BAO Guide to Death Care in Ontario

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BAO Guide to Death Care in Ontario

Grey Highlands Inactive Cemeteries 

 Buckingham United Church Cemetery - 468376 Grey Rd. 31, Lady Bank (CM00885)
 Picture of Buckingham United Church Cemetery
 Old Durham Rd. Black Pioneer Cemetery - 325473 Durham Rd. B (CM00777)
 Picture of Old Durham Road Black Pioneer Cemetery
 Gamey and Phillips Cemetery -  407460 Grey Rd. 4 West of Maxwell (CM00892)
 Picture of Gamey and Phillips Cemetery

Maxwell United Church Cemetery & Maxwell Presbyterian Cemetery - 453985 & 453966 Grey Rd. 2, Maxwell (CM00888 & CM00889)

 Picture of Maxwell Presbyterian Cemetery
Providence United Church Cemetery in Lady Bank - 467448 12th Con. B (CM00893)
 Picture of Providence United Church Cemetery in Lady Bank
 New England Cemetery - 155569 7th Line (CM00822)
 Picture of New England Cemetery
 Rock Union - Rock Hill Cemetery -  354428 Osprey-Artemesia Townline (CM00769)
 Picture of Rock Union - Rock Hill Cemetery
 Wareham United Church Cemetery - 307546 Centre Line A (CM00897)
 Picture of Wareham United Church Cemetery
 Meaford Road Cemetery - 154264 Grey Rd. 32 (CM00775)
 Meaford Rd. Cemetery aka Vandeleur Cemetery
  Old Presbyterian Cemetery (Cooke's Presbyterian) - 774936 Highway 10 (CM00768)
 Picture of Old Presbyterian Cemetery (Cookes Presbyterian
 McIntyre Pioneer Cemetery aka Old Kirk Cemetery - 349419 4th Concession B (CM00896 & CM00894)
 Picture of McIntyre Pioneer Cemetery aka Old Kirk Cemetery
 Mount Zion United Church Cemetery - 196941 Grey Rd. 7 (CM00821)
 Mount Zion Church Cemetery
 Ebenezer United Church Cemetery - 076600 11th Line North of Sideroad 25 (CM00820)
 Picture of Ebenezer Cemetery
 Priceville Pioneer Cemetery - 405026 Grey Rd. 4 (CM00772)
 Priceville Pioneer Cemetery
 Abandoned Cemetery - 154612 Grey Rd. 32 (CM00776)
 Picture of Abandoned Cemetery
 Abandoned Cemetery - 526930 Artemesia Euphrasia Townline (CM00774)
 Abandoned Cemetery
Feversham Cemetery - 111 John Street Feversham (CM00883)
 

The Municipality of Grey Highlands operates cemeteries under Cemetery Operator License # 4689667.

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