Muhlenberg, Township (Pickaway, OH)
Cemetery is closed for all State & Federal Holidays
Florence Cemetery (Nonactive)
Gulick Cemetery (Nonactive)
For anyone who is a “Resident” (a person who is living in, or owns land in Muhlenberg Township), may purchase a single grave for $350.00.
For a non-resident, the purchase price of a single grave is $850.00.
Graves are paid for in full at the time of purchase, and it must be stated whom the grave is reserved for.
*The term lot or grave owner is intended and shall be construed to mean the owner of “Burial Rights”, the owner of the burial privilege or the collateral right of use of any burial lot.
*Deeds will be issued by the clerk within forty-five days of the receipt of the deed application.
*A grave may be used for the burial of one adult person, or two cremations, or one adult person and one cremation, or two children under the age of two. The size of the grave is four feet by eight feet.
*Resident: Columbarium niche $1,900 plus standard cemetery opening & closing
fees (2 burials/niche)
*Non-Resident: Columbarium niche $2,200 plus standard cemetery opening &
closing fees (2 burials/niche).
Resale of grave spaces/lots by the owner or his/her heirs to others is prohibited.
The cemetery reserves the right to repurchase all grave spaces from the owner or his/her direct heirs.
All grave spaces shall be resold to the cemetery at the original price paid. An application for the surrender of a cemetery grave must be obtained and filed with the Township Clerk.
**The open and closing fees and purchase of a grave (if needed) will be waived for any Muhlenberg Township resident if killed in the line of duty while serving in the military, as firefighter or law enforcement officer.
A RESIDENT IS SOMEONE WHO LIVES OR OWNS LAND IN MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP
Weekday Grave Opening:
Resident – $550.00
Non-Resident – $1,100.00
Weekday Cremation Burial:
Resident – $250.00
Non-Resident – $650.00
Weekday Grave Opening after 3 pm
Resident – $650.00
Non-Resident – $1,200.00
Weekday Cremation after 3 pm
Resident – $350.00
Non-Resident – $750.00
Saturday Grave Opening 9 am – noon
Resident – $650.00
Non-Resident – $1,200.00
Saturday Opening after 12 noon
Resident – $750.00
Non-Resident – $1,300.00
Saturday Cremation 9 am – noon
Resident – $375.00
Non-Resident – $750.00
Saturday Cremation after 12 pm
Resident – $475.00
Non-Resident – $850.00
Fees effective November 4, 2024
Burials: No Sunday or Holiday Burials
There is an additional charge of $100.00 for any funeral not completed by 3:00 pm weekdays and by noon on Saturdays. Please refer to the fee chart above.
Payment for the opening and closing shall be paid by check payable to The Muhlenberg Township Trustees by the attending funeral home and shall accompany the transit receipt at the time of the burial. The cemetery will not accept personal checks for the funeral and the cemetery does not accept credit cards.
**The open and closing fees and purchase of a grave (if needed) will be waived for any Muhlenberg Township resident if killed in the line of duty while serving in the military, as a firefighter or law enforcement officer.
All lots will be given the same care. The Muhlenberg Cemetery assumes the duty of cutting the lawn and keeping it free from leaves and other trash. Sunken graves will be filled, leveled and seeded as needed. Graves shall be kept level with surrounding turf. Fences, curbs or other enclosures or landscape stones are not permitted on lots/graves. Muhlenberg cemetery shall not be liable for lost, misplaced or broken vases, nor any damage caused by thieves, vandals or any other cause beyond its control.
Unsightly objects, erected or placed upon lots, out of harmony with the general landscape will not be permitted and whenever objects of such nature are placed on lots or graves, the twp reserves the right to request or effect their removal.
Automobiles shall not be driven through the grounds at a speed greater than 10 miles per hour and must be parked on the right hand side of the drive. Care should be taken not to park on narrow drives that do not permit passing.
Persons shall not be permitted to have refreshments within the cemetery, nor to sit on graves and monuments.
Persons or automobiles are not permitted in the cemetery after dark.
Children shall not be permitted to use the cemetery as a play ground. No use of bicycles and skateboards are permitted.
Cemetery personnel shall have charge of the grounds, including the conduct of all traffic and shall have the power to enforce all rules and regulations.
Persons in charge of heavy loads entering the cemetery grounds will be held responsible for the protection of the roads and grassy places and for full damage so caused.
1. No shepherd hooks or any other non-floral decorations of any type can be placed in or on the ground.
2. The cemetery reserves the right to remove and dispose without notice any item deemed to be improper.
3. No decoration shall be allowed which is intended to generate sound.
4. No decoration shall be in a state of disrepair, faded, tattered, worn, or discolored to such an extent to be unsightly.
5. No decoration shall have a height greater than 24 inches.
6. All decorations shall be in good taste with respect to the tranquility of the interment on the dead. Decorations are subject to removal and disposal without notice at the discretion of the cemetery.
7. The cemetery shall not be held responsible for any decoration damaged, removed or discarded in order to make a burial or perform maintenance in the area.
8. Arrangements or real or artificial flowers which become wilted, faded or unsightly will be removed.
9. If no monument exists, flowers may be planted in a 12 inch wide area where the foundation and headstone would have been placed.
10. Mulching is permitted within the front 12 inches of the grave.
11. Cemetery will not allow any new plantings of trees, bush type plants, rose bushes or thorny plants.
Planting of annual or perennial flowers is permitted within twelve inches of the front of the monument. No planting will be permitted on the sides or back of the monument or around the foot marker.
12. A single solar light will be permitted but cannot exceed 18 inches in height.
13. No food or beverage may be left at a grave-site.
14. No fencing, spikes, ceramic or glass items, stuffed animals, pinwheels, and yard flags will be permitted.
15. All graves will be completely cleaned of all flowers, decorations, etc. on March 1st and November 1st.
American flags will be placed on the graves of all veterans. Flags will be replaced by the cemetery twice a year or as they become worn or damaged.
The open and closing fees and purchase of a grave (if needed) will be waived for any Muhlenberg Township resident if killed in the line of duty while serving in the military, as a firefighter or law enforcement officer.
It shall be the duty of the Sexton to see that all rules and regulations are complied with, and it is his duty to see that order is maintained and the best interests of the cemetery are protected and promoted.
The sexton is not permitted to accept any gratuity for any reason whatsoever.
The Memorial Day Service will be held at the Muhlenberg Veterans Memorial located in the Muhlenberg Township Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
The annual Memorial Day parade will precede the Service. All participants for the parade should meet in Darbyville at 10:00 a.m. at State Route 316 and West Street. The parade will commence at 10:40 a.m.
REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.
At noon on December 13, 2025 Wreaths Across America will be at Muhlenberg Township Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.
Click on the “Link to Donate,” which will take you directly to the Wreaths Across America website.
Or you may donate directly to the Muhlenberg Township Trustees.
Thank you so much for supporting Muhlenberg Township Cemetery and Wreaths Across America!
We have listed and added photographs of each grave in the Muhlenberg Township Cemetery and uploaded them to the Find A Grave website. If you find duplicates or have questions about the listings or photographs on the site you may contact us at muhlenbergtwp@yahoo.com
