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Metro's pioneer cemeteries not only offer a unique look into the past, but are managed as active facilities. Find out about prices for gravesite selection and other services.
Metro operates 14 historic pioneer cemeteries in Multnomah County. For more information about gravesite selection or terms for immediate need, call 503-797-1709. Metro's cemetery office is located at Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland.
Cemetery and grave selection
All gravesites are priced as follows and come with a temporary concrete marker that may be replaced with a permanent marker of your choice.
Interment/inurnment right pricing
| Location selection | Full Grave Interment | 2ft. x 3 ft. Single inurnment | 4ft. x 4 ft. double inurnment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome | $1,695 |
$285 |
$850 |
| Preferred | $2,695 |
$450 |
$1,350 |
| Premium | $3,395 |
$565 |
$1,700 |
| Douglass niche | - |
$450 |
- |
| *Child | $500 |
$250 |
$250 |
*Child interments/inurnments are for infants to 16 years of age.
Perpetual Care Fund surcharge
The Perpetual Care Fund surcharge will be added in addition to all grave and niche right purchase prices. All full grave interment, inurnment and niche rights will have a surcharge of 25 percent of the interment or inurnment sale price.
Grave opening and closing
First right of interment: $1,050
Second right of interment: $400
*Double depth: $1,500
Child/infant: $300
Cremation burial in ground: $400
Cremation niche space: $360
*Graves purchased before November 2011 with written request for double depth burial will be honored. Requests after this time will only be allowed at the discretion of Metro.
Ground burial liners
Our cemeteries require that in cases of ground burial, caskets and urns must be placed in an "outer burial container" to avoid the ground settling over time. Grave liners are the simplest container that meet this requirement and are priced from $300-$1,000. Vaults are plastic lined concrete and help protect against the elements. Vault pricing starts at $1,000. Funeral homes also sell outer burial containers and you can purchase them from any source as long as they meet our requirements. Please keep in mind that the cemeteries purchase vaults and liners in quantity from the manufacturers and, unlike some suppliers, we can set them in place with our own staff and equipment. This usually means a cost savings for our customers.
Additional services
Saturday overtime: $300
Sunday/holiday overtime: $650
Overtime per hour after 3:30 p.m.: $150
Engraving niche space: $150
Payment in full is required on all sales and in advance of services. This facility is licensed by the Oregon State Mortuary and Cemetery Board.
Related Documents
- Pioneer cemeteries rules and regulations 22K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published March 24, 2009
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