TYPOLOGY OF CEMETERIESTYPOLOGY OF CEMETERIES

Kenneth T. Jackson and Camilo Jose Vergara identify eight types in, Silent Cities: The Evolution of the American Cemetery.

Carmark adds one more to the listI find that there are at least one more as

well, maybe twoTen types that we will identify Plus the Pioneer or Historic

COUNTRY CEMETERYCOUNTRY CEMETERY

Often on the edge of townSmallIn protected area if possible, i.e. hill top

to protect from flooding; nestled in hill or trees

Usually not large markers and often brought in from outside or makeshift

PIONEER OR HISTORICPIONEER OR HISTORIC

In the country, or protected in townSmall, sometimes only one familyOn private property or older communityTend to be small markers or missing

MINING TOWN IN WYOMING

THE LOOK OF ALMY

SIMPLE SIGN

SIMPLE SIGN SOUTH DAKOTA

PINE BLUFFSPINE BLUFFS

UINTAH SIGNUINTAH SIGN

WESTERN CEMETERY

BOOT HILLBOOT HILLONE OF MANYONE OF MANY

ECHO UTAHECHO UTAH

FORT BRIDGERFORT BRIDGER

MEDICINE BOW WY.MEDICINE BOW WY.(THE VIRGINIAN)(THE VIRGINIAN)

GARDEN CEMETERYGARDEN CEMETERY

Pleasing to look and Comfortable place to beGarden type in nature with designed

plants, bushes, pathsPublic park functionReplaced burial grounds and graveyards

LE PERE LACHAISELE PERE LACHAISEFRONT GATEFRONT GATE

LEPERE LACHAISELEPERE LACHAISE

LEPERE LACHAISE 2LEPERE LACHAISE 2

LEPERE LACHAISE 3LEPERE LACHAISE 3

LEPERE LACHAISE 4LEPERE LACHAISE 4

LEPERE LACHAISE 5LEPERE LACHAISE 5

LEPERE LACHAISE 6LEPERE LACHAISE 6

LEPERE LACHAISE 7LEPERE LACHAISE 7

GATE TO MONTPARNASSEGATE TO MONTPARNASSEPARISPARIS

URBAN CEMETERYURBAN CEMETERY

Found in Larger CitiesPublicMay be run by the City or cemetery

organization (usually)City in Stones

SALT LAKE CITYSALT LAKE CITY

NOTTINGHAM GENERAL CEMETERY

OGDEN UTAHOGDEN UTAH

OLD CALTONOLD CALTON

PARK CITY UTAHPARK CITY UTAH

MEMORIAL PARK orMEMORIAL PARK orLAWN – PARK CEMETERYLAWN – PARK CEMETERY

New, mostly post WWIIFlat stonesGrassy, easy to care forLittle writing; name, date of birth, date of

deathPerhaps an identity tag like - Mother

THE FLAT STONE LOOKTHE FLAT STONE LOOK

MEMORIAL PARKMEMORIAL PARKBUSINESS LIKEBUSINESS LIKE

VETERERNS CEMETERYVETERERNS CEMETERY

Set aside for military veteransOften includes family membersIn some instances others might be buried

there as well

MILITARY CEMETERYMILITARY CEMETERY

NATIONAL CEMETERYNATIONAL CEMETERYHOT SPRINGSHOT SPRINGS

ORDERLY AND IDENTICALORDERLY AND IDENTICALHOT SPRINGSHOT SPRINGS

CHURCH GRAVEYARDSCHURCH GRAVEYARDS

Associated with established churchesBuried inside and outConsecrated ground

AN IRISH CEMETERYAN IRISH CEMETERYCLONMACNOISECLONMACNOISE

STAFFORD ON AVONSTAFFORD ON AVON

STAFFORD ON AVONSTAFFORD ON AVONCHURCH YARDCHURCH YARD

LOCATION OF JOHN LOCKELOCATION OF JOHN LOCKE

HATHERSAGE HATHERSAGE CHURCH CHURCH

YARDYARD

ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRALST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL

SAINT CUTHBERTSSAINT CUTHBERTSBURIAL GROUNDBURIAL GROUND

FAMILY BURIAL PLOTSFAMILY BURIAL PLOTS

Most Often On Private LandMay include relatives and neighborsMost common in South Also found in the WestFrequently Lost

FAMILYFAMILY BURIAL GROUNDSBURIAL GROUNDS

YOUNG FAMILYYOUNG FAMILYDOWN TOWN SALT LAKE CITYDOWN TOWN SALT LAKE CITY

BRIGHAM YOUNGBRIGHAM YOUNGFAMILYFAMILY

POTTER’S FIELDPOTTER’S FIELD

To accommodate the poorUnknownUnwantedCriminalsSuicidesUnwanted babiesMass graves at timesNo markers or temporary markers

HOT SPRINGS WY.HOT SPRINGS WY.

DEADWOOD S.D.DEADWOOD S.D.

SPECIAL PURPOSE orSPECIAL PURPOSE orDISASTER CEMETERIESDISASTER CEMETERIES

Often to handle overflow orHealth riskOr emergenciesSuch as plagues

CHOLERA BURIAL GROUNDCHOLERA BURIAL GROUNDSPECIAL USESPECIAL USE

ST. JOHN’S GRAVEYARDST. JOHN’S GRAVEYARDIRELANDIRELAND

EYAM PLAGUE TOWNEYAM PLAGUE TOWN

WYOMING STATE PRISONWYOMING STATE PRISONRAWLINGSRAWLINGS

RAWLINGS WY.RAWLINGS WY.

JULESBURG #3JULESBURG #3MISSINGMISSING

SIDNEY NEBRASKASIDNEY NEBRASKA

PET CEMETERYPET CEMETERY

Pets can’t be buried with people in most states

However, people can be buried with pets in most states

PET CEMETERYPET CEMETERYOGDEN UTAHOGDEN UTAH

PAY ATTENTION TO SIGNSPAY ATTENTION TO SIGNS