Plots & niches
Purchasing a space
Burial spaces in the Casparis sections and niches in the columbarium are sold by the lodge's Cemetery Committee. Anyone may buy; a deed or certificate is issued for every sale.
Two ways to rest here
Space or niche
A burial space is a traditional grave in Casparis Sections A, B, or C, sized for one casket burial or up to two cremation burials. Adjoining spaces can be bought together as a family lot. Each space is numbered on the 2008 recorded plats.
A columbarium niche holds one urn (single) or two (companion) behind an engraved granite cover in the new columbarium. See the columbarium page for how it works.
The historic section is full; no spaces are available there. The plats page lists the spaces currently open in the Casparis and Watson sections.
The steps
- 1Send the inquiry on this page or call (512) 963-0136.
- 2The committee sends the plat of open spaces or niches and the current fees ($2,000 per grave space, $1,500 for current Blanco County residents, plus a refundable $500 headstone deposit), and will walk the ground with you if you wish.
- 3You choose the space and sign the purchase agreement, which incorporates the Conditions and Restrictions.
- 4Pay by check payable to Johnson City Lodge No. 561, mailed to PO Box 631, Johnson City, TX 78636. Time payments can be arranged for family lots.
- 5The lodge records the sale and mails your deed or certificate. Keep it with your important papers and tell your family where it is.
At the time of need
If a death has occurred, call the lodge at (512) 963-0136 and have the funeral home call as well. We can confirm a family's existing space from the deed book, or sell a space the same day, and will mark the grave for the vault company. Nothing else is required of the family.
Already own a lot?
Families sometimes hold deeds from decades ago and are unsure how many spaces remain. Ask; the lodge will check the plat and the interment record at no charge.
Start a purchase
Tell us whether you are interested in a burial space or a niche, and whether it is for future need or a current one. The Cemetery Committee will reply with the plat and the fees.