Please call Bardstown City Hall at (502) 348-5947 and ask to speak to our cemetery staff.
The cost of a grave is determined by residency status.
Bardstown City Residents:
Single grave in sections 1-6 and 13-18 | $950
Single grave in sections 7-12 and 19-34 | $850
Cremation or Infant grave | $500
Nelson County Residents:
Single grave in any section | $1,200
Cremation or Infant grave | $750
Non-Nelson County Residents:
Single grave in any section | $2,000
Cremation or Infant grave | $1,000
Yes, cremation graves are available.
Each standard gravesite can accommodate one full burial and two cremations, or up to three cremations.
Call Bardstown City Hall and speak with our cemetery staff.
City Hall: (502) 348-5947. Open Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm
The cemetery staff will search their records to assist you with locating your ancestor. Please understand this usually requires some research time. Please call or email the staff to make an appointment.
MUNICIPAL ORDER M2018-01 BARDSTOWN CEMETERY
Monument Regulations and Guidelines
Because of their durability, monuments made of granite, marble or bronze are recommended. Monuments made of concrete, wood, artificial stone, tin, iron or other materials not recommended are not permitted.
No memorial can be erected on any cemetery lot without the required application and approval and compliance with footing specifications. All foundations shall be wet-poured, 18” to 24” deep, and set in place (no pre-cast foundations or dry mix are allowed). Footstones and VA markers shall be pinned to a concrete backing. The following guidelines shall be applied:
For Sections 1-28: Single Monument Double Monument
Up to 42” for base and footer length Up to 84” for base and footer length
24” depth for footer 24” depth for footer
11” for base and footer width 11” for base and footer width
For Sections 29-34: Single Monument Double Monument
Up to 42” for base and footer length Up to 84” for base and footer length
24” depth for footer 24” depth for footer
Up to 18” for base and footer width Up to 18” for base and footer width
All Sections: Veteran’s Markers or Footstones
Must obtain permit for location
Concrete backing required
18” depth for footer
Persons or entities engaged in setting monuments shall be insured and shall maintain current proof of insurance statements on file at City Hall and shall acknowledge responsibility for any damage or injury to cemetery visitors, workers, property and/or structures as a result of their negligence or installation of a defective monument in order to receive permission to set monuments in the cemetery. A Monument Company Permit shall be completed and submitted to the Cemetery Sexton no earlier than 2 weeks before the date the monument is to be set. After 2 weeks if the monument has not been set, a new Monument Company Permit will need to be submitted to the Cemetery Sexton. During the 2-week period if the marking flags are removed or damaged the City will replace them.
The Bardstown Cemetery Committee shall have the right to exclude or remove any memorial or other structure, which in its sole discretion, it considers to be offensive, improper, injurious or unsightly to the surrounding lots or grounds. When a monument and/or a footer is moved/removed to accommodate a burial, the City of Bardstown will be reimbursed by the owners for labor and materials incurred. The City of Bardstown will exercise all possible care to protect the memorial, or any other structure on any lot, and the raised lettering, carving or ornaments on such memorials or other structures, it disclaims responsibility for any damage or injury thereto.
(502) 348-5947 ext.2206
glittle@bardstownconnect.com
