INTERMENT PROCEDURES & FLORAL DECORATIONS
Notification and Interment: The Township requires a minimum of two-business-day notification for scheduled interments. For Saturday or Monday services, the deadline is 3:30 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday. All grave digging is handled by cemetery employees. Inquiries about grave sales can be directed to the Administration Office. Mowing Season Advisory: Between April 1st and November 30th, all flowers, potted plants, or decorations should be placed in urns and stone saddles, not on the ground, to facilitate mowing and maintenance. If items are placed on the ground in the mower’s path, they may be removed during mowing. Please note that we are not responsible for items removed in this process. Refer to the Cemetery Rules and Regulations in the forms section for more details.FOUNDATION RATES
As of June 4, 2018, foundations are complimentary with the purchase of graves, as stated in resolution #118-18. If you need a foundation for graves purchased before this date, please utilize the order form and refer to the current price guide for accurate pricing details.INDIGENT RESIDENT
RESOLUTION #05-46: In the event a township resident has deceased and is proved to be indigent, the township requires a direct cremation at the township’s expense. The cremains will be scattered in the Township’s choice of cemeteries, or the cremains will be given to the family. The option of donating the body to a medical college will also be allowed. The forms required to apply for this can be obtained by calling the township.This policy is regulated by Ohio Revised Code #5101.52.1 and #1713.34.
CEMETERY FORMS
- Designation of Representative for Deeded Graves, Whether Utilized or Unused
- Columbarium Purchase Form
- Deed Ownership Transfer
- Transfer of Ownership or Sale Back to Swancreek Township
- Foundation Purchase
- Cemetery Rules & Regulations
- Grave & Foundation Purchase Form
- Columbarium Inurnment Request Form
- Burial Notice
- Cemetery Price Guide
CEMETERIES & MAPS
- Swanton Cemetery, 7255 Co. Rd. 1-1 (Centerville Road)
- Raker Cemetery, Co. Rd. D & Co. Rd. 6-1
- Shiloh Cemetery, Co. Rd. 5 & Co. Rd. B
- St. John’s Cemetery, Co. Rd. 4 between Co. Rd. D & Co. Rd. C
- Keen Cemetery, Co. Rd. 5-2 between Co. Rd. E & Co. Rd.