Established Cemetery Business with Significant Real Estate and Growth Potential
This offering presents an opportunity to acquire a well-established, turnkey cemetery business with a long operating history, substantial real estate holdings, remaining burial inventory, and multiple current and anticipated revenue streams.
The cemetery has served the local community for generations, with the first recorded burial dating back to 1860 and formal incorporation in 1927. The property encompasses approximately 40.73 acres across two adjoining parcels and includes existing cemetery facilities, an office building, columbarium, single-family residence, welding shop, and established burial areas.

The business operates under a simple, low-overhead model. The cemetery is managed by the owner with assistance from an on-site caretaker who resides on the property and maintains the lawns and grounds. Most other specialized services and work are outsourced to qualified third-party contractors, reducing the need for significant payroll, equipment, and infrastructure.

Significant Remaining Burial Inventory

(Let’s do the Math)

Approximately 62.5% of the existing burial capacity has been sold or filled, leaving substantial remaining inventory available for future sales.

For purposes of a preliminary and illustrative analysis, the cemetery could potentially accommodate approximately 17,000 burial plots, although actual capacity should be independently verified through a professional cemetery and land-use analysis.

Using a conservative illustrative assumption of $12,000 in gross revenue per complete funeral and burial package, including the burial plot and traditional funeral services, 17,000 plots would represent approximately:

17,000 plots × $12,000 = $204,000,000 in potential gross revenue

For additional market context, Tri-Valley Cemetery reportedly charges approximately $65,000 for a traditional burial, depending on the services and arrangements included. Applying that figure strictly as a hypothetical benchmark would result in:

17,000 plots × $65,000 = $1,105,000,000 in potential gross revenue.

The owner’s listing agent has had preliminary discussions with the local planning department regarding possible future uses, including a solar energy project and/or residential development.

Any such use would be subject to applicable zoning, land-use regulations, environmental requirements, planning review, permitting, governmental approvals, and other applicable conditions. No entitlement, zoning approval, or development approval has been obtained at this time.

The undeveloped acreage therefore represents potential upside rather than an existing approved development opportunity.

Low-Overhead Operating Structure

The cemetery benefits from a straightforward operating model designed to limit fixed expenses.

An on-site caretaker resides on the property and is responsible for maintaining the cemetery’s lawns and grounds. Other specialized services are outsourced to qualified third-party contractors, allowing the business to operate without a large in-house workforce or extensive specialized equipment.

The cemetery lawns are maintained without irrigation and naturally reflect seasonal conditions, with greener grounds during the winter and drier conditions during the summer.

This structure provides a prospective owner with an established cemetery operation that can be managed with relatively limited fixed overhead.