Decatur City Cemetery
DECATUR CITY CEMETERY
Kenyetta Gray
kgray@decatur-al.gov
256-341-4932
The Decatur City Cemetery is a historic graveyard within the city of Decatur, AL. Burials occurred as early as 1851 and the first recorded burials were documented in 1855. The cemetery is currently divided into seven sections: Original, Brown Circle, Harris Circle, Cantwell, Cowan, Decatur Land Company, Humes Addition and Sterrs Addition. The Decatur Cemetery Association was organized on May 28, 1897, and controlled the cemtery until February 1, 1979, when the cemetery was deeded to the City of Decatur. Through the Association, the Brown and Wyker families were involved with the cemetery’s management and for many years the books were kept at Wyker’s Hardware on Bank Street. The City of Decatur’s Parks & Recreation Department manages and maintains the 50-acre cemetery today. Burial records are currently kept in the cemetery office at Ingalls Pavilion.
Our staff will begin the annual cemetery clean up on April 7, 2025. In preparation for this clean up, please remove all decor or floral arrangements that you would like to reuse before April 6, 2025.
Please refer to the City Ordinance below for cemetery regulations.
Rates:
Plot: $1,000
Opening & Closing: $525
Flag Pole & Flag: $1,000
*Price increases above will go in to affect on May 1, 2025.
DECATUR CITY CEMETERY
ARTICLE VI. OPERTAING POLICIES
Other Improvements Prohibited
With the exception of headstones, markers, etc. as provided in Article VIII herein, no other permanent improvements, (i.e., live flowers, trees, shrubs, fences, etc.) shall be permitted unless installed by the Parks and Recreation Department as a part of the Decatur Cemetery. All flower arrangements, etc. will be removed 10 days after funeral. Flower arrangements are limited to placement on headstones or markers only. The City reserves the right to remove all other arrangements, potted plants, etc. when they become unsightly.
