Burial Options
Burial Options
Highland Cemetery has many sections in which to inter remains. Please feel free to walk around and find a choice that will work with your plans. Keep in mind that some sections have special rules for headstones, spacing and other elements. Be sure to ask about the rules for any sections you are interested.
Here is a complete price list that can be viewed or printed.
Below is our OPERATING POLICY, as of April 10, 2007
payments
Payment for grave purchases and interments are due and payable prior to the time the service is provided. Cemetery reserves the right to refuse burial if payment is not complete.
Highland Cemetery Plot Map
BURIAL POLICY
- Regular Cemetery Plot— 1 Casket or 3 Cremains or l Casket and 1 Cremation
- Veterans Plot— Same as Above
- CremationPlot— 1 Cremation Container
- Baby Plot— 1 Baby Casket or 1 Baby Cremation
- Double Stacked Units— Up to 2 Caskets or 1 Casket and 1 Cremation
- Depending upon location, it is possible for two cremations in one cremation plot with only one marker to include both names. (Example-Veteran buried first, wife buried later).
- Additional burials in previously purchased lots are not permitted if original lot has not been paid in full.
GRAVE MARKERS
Grave location dictates the size and type of markers permitted.
No markers or head stones will be placed until grave site is paid in full.
Highland Cemetery Decorating Policies
We are a historic, nonprofit association, founded in 1911. We are one of the few cemeteries in Montana that is run by a private trust and governed by a board of directors. It is our goal to maintain a peaceful, beautiful, and reverent location for you to pay respects to your loved ones.
With that in mind, we have regulations concerning placement of flowers, flags, and other decorations. Since the grounds are maintained with power equipment and watered with underground sprinklers, it is critical that items around the gravesites not cause damage to this equipment and infrastructure. We also have specific guidelines for certain sections and we encourage you to take note of these. Please see the information for each section inside this brochure.
Decorations Schedule
MARCH 15TH – All Christmas/holiday decorations are to be removed.
OCTOBER 1ST – All decorations in all sections must be removed for fall clean-up.
NOVEMBER 1ST – All decorations may be placed in all sections again, according to their specific section guidelines.
Special occasion decorations are permitted for two weeks then must be removed.
General Guidelines
Water
- Water spigots are available in most sections. Water is turned off from October 1st to May 1st, and turned on as needed in spring and summer.
- Water is not safe to drink.
Decorations
- Decorations are allowed for special occasions (holidays, etc.) between November 1st and June 15th.
- Funeral decorations must be removed within two weeks after the service.
- Christmas/holiday decorations must be removed by March 15th.
Landscape Decorations
- In sections with borders, they must be flush with the ground.
- In ground decoration areas: live plants are allowed year-round; trees and bushes require prior approval.
- No trenching around markers or headstones.
Decorations for Specific Sections
Flat Marker Sections
- Only real flowers allowed during summer.
- All other decorations must be removed by June 15th.
- Decorations may return November 1st.
- Decorations must stay within a one-foot space above the marker.
Monument Sections
- No plantings or decorations at flat markers.
- Artificial decorations allowed year-round except October 1st – November 1st.
- No decorations extending beyond foundations.
- Deluxe Plots – decorations allowed one foot in front of monuments only.
- Family Plots – decorations allowed one foot in front and behind the monument.
Columbariums
- Decorations must not extend beyond the faceplate.
- Must be placed in a specified niche vase.
Slant Marker Section (1/4 Double)
- As of July 10th, 2023, in-ground decorations and garden borders must be removed.
- Decorations allowed only on the cement around the marker/headstone.
- No plantings or ground decorations.
- Shepherd’s hooks allowed for up to 2 weeks around special occasions (birthdays, holidays, etc.).
Prohibited Items & Removal of Decorations
Prohibited Items
- No decorations made of glass or porcelain.
- Other prohibited items: beads, antlers, fences, or permanent structures (except stone monuments/markers).
Removal of Items
- Weather-worn or unsightly decorations will be removed by cemetery staff.
- We are not responsible for lost, stolen, or missing decorations.
If needed, cemetery staff may remove decorations in accordance with these regulations.