The Solebury Friends Graveyard is located opposite the Solebury Friends Meetinghouse at corner of Sugan and Meetinghouse Roads. The original section of the Graveyard was laid out in 1808. Other sections were laid out during the 1800s as the need for additional graves arose. In 1949, an additional 7.4 acres was acquired where we now have small graves intended for cremations only as well as a section for local residents who are not members of Solebury Friends Meeting.

 

One of the distinguishing features of our Graveyard is the fact that all grave makers are of a uniform size. In keeping with the Quaker principle of simplicity, all gravestones are the same size and only include the names and birth and death dates of those buried. In the oldest section of the Graveyard, many of the earliest graves have no grave markers as it was the Quaker practice in the early 1800s to not distinguish one grave from another as “this was contrary to the direction of the discipline”.

 

For information on the Graveyard, please contact John Kellogg, Clerk of the Graveyard Committee, at kelloggjw@comcast.net or 609-397-8454

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Solebury Friends Meeting Graveyard

Fees and Policies 

The following fees and policies will be effective as of May 1, 2007, for burials in the Solebury Friends Meeting graveyard.

 

GRAVES: 

One full burial and/or four cremation burials are permitted in each full-sized grave (10’ x 3’6”).  A section of the graveyard has recently been designated exclusively for cremation burials.  Graves in this section (3’6” x 3’6”) will accommodate a maximum of two burials.

 

The following rate schedule applies to the sale of graves:

 

Members of Solebury Meeting        $750 per grave

Non-members of Solebury Meeting    $2,000 per grave

Graves in Cremation Section        $500 per grave

 

GRAVE OPENINGS:

Contact John Kellogg, Clerk of the Meeting's Graveyard Committee at (609) 397-8454. If not available, contact Stuart Wisse at (609) 915-3268. A minimum of three days notice is required for all burials.

 

The following rate schedule applies to grave openings:

 

Regular burial, weekdays        $ 1,300

Regular burial, Saturday        $ 1,400

Regular burial, Sunday        $ 1,500

Cremation Burial            $ 400 (any day)

Foundation for a monument    $ 150 (check payable to Michael Honer)

 

The above fees cover opening, closing, administration costs and perpetual care.  

 

Fees and the burial permit or certificate of cremation are to be submitted to Solebury Friends Meeting no later that seven days following the date of burial.  Checks should be made payable to Solebury Friends Meeting. These items should be sent to John Kellogg, PO Box 242, Stockton, NJ 08559

 

 

GRAVEYARD POLICIES:     

Gravestones shall not exceed 12” high (including a base, if used), 18” long and 6” thick. Only one vertical headstone is permitted per grave.  No double stones are permitted.  Up to four ground-level stones will be permitted per grave, not larger than 12”x24” each.  Only ground-level stones will be permitted in the section designated for cremation burials.

 

Engraving on gravestones and grave markers shall only include names and dates.  No decorations or emblems are permitted.  A sketch of the headstone shall be submitted to Solebury Friends Meeting for approval at the time a stone is ordered.

 

All headstones (vertical or horizontal) must rest on a foundation supplied by Solebury Friends Meeting. To arrange for the pouring of a foundation, please contact John Kellogg at (609) 397-8454.

 

All caskets must be encased in a cement vault.

 

Trees, shrubs and flowers are not permitted to be planted in the graveyard. This is solely the prerogative of the Meeting. Shrubs now on lots will be removed if they become unsightly, infringe on other graves or interfere with the operation and maintenance of the graveyard. Flowers in containers will be removed after a reasonable length of time. Flower pots are not to be sunk in the ground. No plastic flowers or other artificial decorations are to be placed on graves.

 

Permanent organization markers are not permitted. If organizations wish to place them on graves in order to hold flags they may do so within ten days prior to Memorial Day, after which they will be removed by the caretaker and stored on the grounds.

Permanent organization markers are not permitted. If organizations wish to place them on graves in order to hold flags they may do so within ten days prior to Memorial Day, after which they will be removed by the caretaker and stored on the grounds.