Tavares Cemetery
Tavares Cemetery, our city's most hallowed ground, is the final resting place for nearly 2,700 people. This historic cemetery bears witness to Tavares heritage throughout the city's history with the oldest gravesite dated 1895.
Tavares Cemetery is located at 2055 Dead River Road, Tavares, FL 32778
Our Parks Department staff maintains the cemetery and are available to assist you in making final preparations for your loved ones.
Please call 352-742-6221 for more information.
Placement of items or flowers on gravesites and cemetery policies
For historical research or to determine which plots are available for purchase, please visit Tavares Cemetery Burial Search
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance is available from FEMA visit https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.
| Purchase |
City of Tavares Resident |
Non-Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Cemetery Lots |
$450 |
$700 |
| Cremains Spaces |
$75 |
$100 |
| Service |
Weekdays |
After-hours Weekdays & Saturdays (after 3:00 p.m.) |
Sundays |
Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening and closing of graves and mausoleums with no set up |
$500 |
$580 |
$850 |
$975 |
| Opening and closing of graves and mausoleums with set up |
$560 |
$675 |
$910 | $1,010 |
| Opening and closing of graves and set up for services at grave site for infants; placement of cremains |
$445 |
$555 |
$770 |
$855 |
| Disinterment |
$500 |
$580 | $850 |
$910 |
| Disinterment and Reinterment |
$1,000 |
$1,110 |
$1,350 |
$1,410 |
| Cremains opening and closing |
$60 |
$60 |
$60 |
$60 |