St. John's Cemetery
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Burial Information
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Funeral Info
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Location
13203 Judicial Road
Burnsville, MN 55337General Information
As a part of the Church's hope and the promise of resurrection and new life through Jesus Christ, as well as our belief in the dignity of the human person called in Baptism as children of God, there is the long practice of the parish cemetery. William Byrne donated the land for St. John's Cemetery in 1854. This property is located on Judicial Road, just south of Williams Drive in Burnsville where the first parish church stood.
For burial in the parish cemetery, it is required to be a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church or formerly registered parishioner.
Cemetery PoliciesFor more information about burial or to make a purchase, please contact us.
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Contact Us
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Dan GilesCemetery Custodian
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Find-a-GraveFind-a-Grave is a website owned by Ancestry.com and volunteers post grave listings. There are several graves at the cemetery, including interments in the columbaria, that have not been posted on Find-a-Grave, but parishioners, family and friends are welcome to check this resource to find a grave site they are looking for. -
Our Columbarium
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A columbarium is an above-ground structure for interment of cremated remains. The site for the Columbarium Garden is the west end of the cemetery at the top of the hill.
Each columbarium has 40 single and 40 double niches for a total of 120 interments.
The columbaria are constructed with an aluminum frame and granite exterior.
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Columbarium Sponsorship Options
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Four murals have been carved onto the end walls of the columbaria. The murals include Jesus the Risen Lord, Mary The Mother of God, The Our Father, and the Hail Mary. The cost of each mural carving is $625.
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Four granite benches will be installed around the two columbaria. The benches will be made of the same carnelian granite that will be used in the retaining wall. The cost of each bench is $1,200.
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Granite pavers will be used to create a walkway from the driveway around the columbaria and benches. The pavers will be rough surfaced carnelian granite. Donations of any amount will be accepted to help cover these costs.
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Landscaping is big part of making this memorial space a prayerful and peacful place of rest. Donations of any amount will be accepted to help cover these costs.
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Cemetery & Columbarium Facts
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St. John's Cemetery previously offered only full-casket and infant-sized graves.
There are fewer than 200 unsold full-sized graves; at recent sales rates, these could be sold in eight years.
The Catholic Church lifted its prohibition against cremation in the 1960s; in recent years, two-thirds of burials in St. John's Cemetery have been cremated remains.
Income from the sale of internment niches in the first two columbaria will more than cover the total cost of the project.
Four of the five neighboring parish and Catholic cemeteries offer a columbarium option for interment.
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The columbarium option will reduce demand for full-casket graves and delay the need for developing additional graves.
Some grave owners may choose to sell their graves back to the cemetery and purchase niches.
The Columbarium Garden design and landscaping provide space for at least six additional 120-niche columbaria for a total capacity of 960 niches.
In the long run, income from the Columbarium Garden will enable the parish to grow the cemetery endowment which will provide funds for perpetual care of the cemetery.
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