Cemetery

Cemetery photo 2019
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's heritage throughout the city's history, with the oldest gravesite dating back to 1895.

Tavares Cemetery is located at 2055 Dead River Road, Tavares, FL 32778

Our Parks Department staff maintains the cemetery and can assist you in final preparations for your loved ones.

Please call 352-253-4276 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

Purchase
City of Tavares Resident
Non-Resident
Cemetery Lots
$1,150
$1,630
Cremains Spaces
$375
$675


Quality Vaults is the contracted cemetery provider for the City of Tavares. Service pricing below.

Service
Weekdays
After-hours call 352-253-4276
 Weekdays (after 3:00 p.m.) & Saturdays

Sundays 
Holidays
Opening and closing of graves and mausoleums with no setup
$896
$1,046$1,196$1,296
Opening and closing of graves and mausoleums with set-up
$896
$1,046
$1,196
$1,296
Opening and closing of graves and set up for services at grave sites for infants, placement of cremains
$715
$915
$1,015
$1,115
Disinterment (base charge listed, but call 352-455-4153 for a quote)
$860
$1,010$1,160
$1,260
Disinterment and Reinterment (base charge listed, but call 352-455-4153 for a quote)
$1,720
$1,870
$2,020
$2,120
Cremains opening and closing (City provides this service, not Quality Vaults)
$100
$120
$220
$320

Services arriving at the Cemetery after 4:00 PM $200 added to charges above.