Plots & niches
Purchasing a space
Burial spaces in the Casparis sections and niches in the columbarium are sold by the lodge's Cemetery Committee. Anyone may buy. A grave-space purchase is documented by a Right to Bury.
Two ways to rest here
Space or niche
A burial space is a traditional grave in the Watson section or the open areas of Casparis Sections A and C, sized for one casket burial or up to two cremation burials. Adjoining spaces can be bought together as a family lot. Each space is numbered on the 2008 recorded plats.
A columbarium niche holds one urn (single) or two (companion) behind an engraved granite cover in the new columbarium. Casparis Section B is reserved for the columbarium; no grave plots are sold there. See the columbarium page for how it works.
The historic section is full; no spaces are available there. The plats page lists the spaces currently open in the Casparis and Watson sections.
The steps
- 1Send an inquiry or call (512) 963-0136. For a grave space, give the section and number if known; for a niche, say single or companion.
- 2The committee confirms availability and the current fees ($2,000 per grave space, or $1,500 for current Blanco County residents, plus a refundable $500 headstone deposit). If you wish to walk the grounds, a meeting can be set up.
- 3Select your plot with the committee and pay by check using the payment instructions provided. Payment is due in full; installment payments are not available for family lots. There is no purchase agreement to sign.
- 4After your check clears the bank, the committee files the Right to Bury with the County and mails you a copy, the Rules and Regulations (Conditions and Restrictions), and the Headstone Deposit form. The Conditions and Restrictions govern use and care after purchase.
- 5Keep your Right to Bury with your important papers and tell your family where it is. For a columbarium niche, see the niche reservation steps and confirm the payment and documentation details with the committee.
Confirm your space first
Confirm the specific space or niche, its availability, and the amount due with the Cemetery Committee before sending payment. The online donation form is for cemetery care; a donation does not purchase or reserve a burial space or niche.
At the time of need
If a death has occurred, call the lodge at (512) 963-0136 and have the funeral home call as well. The committee will check the family's burial-rights records, confirm the space, and coordinate marking the grave for the vault company.
Already own a lot?
Families sometimes hold burial-rights documents from decades ago and are unsure how many spaces remain. Ask; the lodge will check the plat and the interment record at no charge.
Request a space or niche
Tell us whether you are interested in a burial space or a niche, and whether it is for future need or a current one. If you have a space or niche in mind, give its section and number from the plats page. The Cemetery Committee will confirm availability, fees, and the next steps. A meeting to walk the grounds can be arranged on request.