Cemeteries in Cocoa Beach, Florida

Private Cemeteries in Cocoa Beach, Florida often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Cocoa Beach, Florida are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Cocoa Beach, Florida are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Cocoa Beach, Florida , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Cocoa Beach, Florida .

Our database contains records of burials from 7 cemeteries.

Currently, more than 237,000 cultural and historical sites are recorded in the Florida Master Site File, but only about 1,700 are cemeteries.

Because many people retire in Florida, the state is a natural choice when it comes to burial and cemeteries. It's also a destination that people actually look forward to visiting when they go to pay respects to their loved ones.

Burial Plot Cost A traditional in-ground burial may cost anywhere from $1,000-$4,000 depending on the cemetery's location and amenities. This is the price of purchasing the plot–there will likely be additional fees for opening and closing the grave.

Is Home Burial Legal in Florida? There are no laws in Florida that prohibit home burial. Florida permits families to establish cemeteries if they are smaller than two acres and do not sell burial spaces or merchandise.

No law requires a casket for burial. However, you should check with the cemetery; it may have rules requiring a certain type of container.

The vast majority of cemeteries will allow at least two urns to be buried in one burial plot. In some cases, a cemetery will allow four and even up to six for interment in one space.

People are not actually buried "six feet under." Depending on the place in Florida, digging just four feet down hits water or lime rock. Graves have to be at least 12 inches underground, though depth requirements can be waived on a case by case basis, such as for tree roots or water levels.

Florida has nine National Cemeteries (Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Bay Pines National Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims, Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Jacksonville, Sarasota, South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth, St. Augustine and Tallahassee).