Cemetery

The Township maintains a small municipal cemetery that was begun in about 1860. The Grand Haven Charter Township maintains two municipal cemeteries. The oldest cemetery is the “Historic Cemetery” that was begun in about 1860. The cemetery is 10 acres in size, of which 8 acres are developed. Approximately 2,624 grave sites are maintained, with less than 800 still being available.

The second cemetery is the “Lakeshore Cemetery” that was purchased in 2001. This cemetery is approximately 26 acres in size and has about 6,300 grave sites with about 2,250 still being available. This cemetery includes a small chapel and a columbarium.

Burial rights within the cemeteries may be purchased for the following amounts:

Cemetery or Section	Resident	Non-Resident


Historic	$650	$1,300
Lakeshore, Sermon on the Mount	$600	$1,200
Lakeshore, Chapel Hill Garden	$550	$1,100
Lakeshore, Garden of Freedom*	$550	$1,100
Lakeshore, Garden of Pines	$550	$1,100
Lakeshore, Garden of Prayer*	$550	$1,100
Lakeshore, Garden of Hope (only for cremains)	$400	$800
Lakeshore, Columbarium (Garden of Prayer Niches)	$900	$1,800
Babyland, both Cemeteries	$200	$400
Scattering Garden	$300 w/ nameplate	$600
Scattering Garden	$50 w/out nameplate	$100
*If a lawn crypt is pre-installed on the site, increase the cost by …	$1,100	$1,300

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Grand Haven Charter Township
13300 168th Avenue
Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
Phone: (616) 842-5988
Fax: (616) 842-9419

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