Headstones in Salt Lake City & the Wasatch Front

The Salt Lake City Cemetery is one of the largest city-run cemeteries in the US, and cemeteries along the Wasatch Front serve many Latter-day Saint families, along with Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Pacific Islander and Hispanic communities. Veterans may be buried at the Utah Veterans Memorial Park in Bluffdale.

Family monuments

Many Latter-day Saint families choose family monuments with space for several generations, sometimes with temple images, family-history details or scripture. Ask the cemetery whether temple images are allowed. See family monuments vs individual markers.

Pacific Islander families

Tongan and Samoan families may choose large, decorated memorials and native-language inscriptions. Have the wording checked by a fluent reader.

Winter and freeze-thaw

Cold winters and repeated freeze-thaw are hard on stone. Dense, polished granite with deep-cut lettering, on a foundation built to the cemetery's specification, lasts best, and most cemeteries install from spring to late autumn. See protecting a headstone in winter.

Cemetery rules

In the United States, cemeteries are regulated state by state, and every cemetery — municipal, religious, nonprofit or private — sets its own rules on memorial sizes, materials, foundations and installation. Before you order:

• Ask the cemetery for its rules and fee schedule in writing (foundation, setting and any permit fees).
• Confirm who installs — cemetery staff or an approved monument company.
• Submit the design for approval before production.

Our cemetery headstone rules guide has a full checklist, and headstone setting fees explained covers the extra costs.

Veterans

Eligible veterans can receive a government headstone, marker or medallion, and families can also choose a private granite monument that includes service details. See veteran headstones and VA rules, the VA medallion and military inscriptions.

Factory-direct to Salt Lake City

Marwaa Memorials manufactures in our own factory and delivers door-to-door across the USA under DAP terms, with freight, customs and duties included in the quote. Plan the design in our Design Studio, request a quote, or call our US team via the contact page. Read how DAP delivery works.

Local pages: our Utah headstone guide.