Iowa Cemetery Laws and Procedures

Prepared by the Jasper County, Iowa Cemetery Commission.

This site is for the use of township trustees and cemetery associations to assist them in developing policies and procedures for nonperpetual cemeteries.

requirements	On Line Viewing	Viewing & Printing	Save & Edit
Iowa Code 523I- Iowa Cemetery Act	View	.pdf version
Iowa Code 331.325 Control and maintenance of pioneer cemeteries	View	.pdf version
Required Rules and Procedures	View	.pdf version
Sample Documents
Ownership Transfer Certificate	View	.pdf version	.rtf file
Fees Document	View	.pdf version	.rtf file
Iowa Certificate of Interment	View	.pdf version	.rtf file
Recordkeeping Sample 1 - Excel spreadsheet with extra information Sample 2 - Manual with just the required information	Sample 1 Sample 2		Excel file .rtf file
Sample Maps Sample 1 - Detailed Sample 2 - Simple X in space Sample 3 - Name in space	Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3
Actual Documents (FROM associations)
Fees Document	View	.pdf version
Certificate of Interment - Sugar Grove Cemetery	View	.pdf version
Record Keeping - Wittemberg Cemetery			.jpg file (graphic)
Mapping - Wittemberg Cemetery			.jpg file (graphic)
Record Keeping - Sugar Grove Cemetery	View
Cemetery Rules - Sugar Grove Cemetery		.pdf version
Cemetery Rules - Wittemberg Cemetery	View		.rtf file
Monument Requirements - Wittemberg Cemetery			.rtf file
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Cemetery Restoration and Tombstone Care The difference between preservation and restoration	Other Information Listing of Jasper county cemeteries with driving directions Gravestone Photo Project Obituaries - view and submit State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries

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Contact Barbara Hug for more information.