ARIZONA PIONEERS’ HOME CEMETERY

1300 Iron Springs Rd
Prescott, AZ

The Arizona Pioneers’ Home has been given legislative authority to manage and maintain the historic Pioneers’ Home Cemetery. Two areas on the property  have available spaces.

1. The Simmons Cemetery section was established on the hill in the 1800s. Scenic  interment rights (if available) in this section are $1,000 per plot.
2. The “New Section” consists of the most recent surveyed areas lower on the property. Interment rights in this area are $700 per plot.

Interment rights may be purchased in advance from the Arizona Pioneers’ Home or through a local mortuary. Payment should be made out to the Arizona Pioneers’ Home and must be received by the Home prior to burial. When interment is required, the Arizona Pioneers' Home must be contacted for opening and closing gravesite instructions.

Cost for interment rights only includes the right for burial in a specific plot. Costs for opening and closing of the grave, headstones, caskets, etc., are the responsibility of the purchaser and independent of the interment right cost. They may be purchased through any local mortuary.

In the New Section, gravestones must be flat, and be set so they sit no more than ¼ inch above the ground. This allows for the lawn to be easily mowed. Holders for flowers must be inset for the same purpose. Metal pot-holders and rock or fence borders are not permitted. The Cemetery is maintained in natural vegetation with native grasses and other plants. No special plantings around graves are permitted and all grave decorations must be disposable so that mowing and maintenance can continue.

Ashes, in containers, may be placed in the gravesite of an existing family member at no charge. Other designated areas are available for burial of ashes at $150 each. Placement of ashes is not regulated and may be done by anyone. Notice of burials must be given to the Arizona Pioneers’ Home for recordkeeping purposes.

It is the Home’s policy that interment rights can be transferred or sold, but for no more than what was paid the Pioneers’ Home. Any transfer of ownership must be coordinated through the Home’s Administrative Office.

For further information, please contact the Business Office at the Arizona Pioneers’ Home, (928)445-2181.

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• ARS 41-927 - Arizona pioneers' home cemetery; management; exemption

(Rev. 4/18/2006)