Bronze Plaques Los Angeles

Los Angeles and Orange County cemeteries fall into three groups, and the group decides how you buy a bronze marker. The big private memorial parks, Forest Lawn, Rose Hills and Hollywood Forever, are bound by the California rule that a family may buy its marker anywhere and pay the same fees. The public districts in Orange County, Artesia and the Antelope Valley cannot sell markers at all, publish exact sizes, and set every marker with their own staff. Religious cemeteries, including Mount Sinai and the Archdiocese’s Catholic cemeteries, fall outside the state rule, so you ask first. This page covers each group, a table of sizes and dated fees, and the Los Angeles and Riverside national cemeteries. We cast the plaque in solid bronze and ship it to Los Angeles with shipping included; the granite or concrete base and the setting are arranged through the cemetery or a local monument dealer.

Forest Lawn, Rose Hills and Hollywood Forever

All three are private, non-religious parks, so HSC 8300(b)(2) and 8276 apply: none may require the marker to be bought through it, and its foundation and setting charges must be the same either way. Forest Lawn, which runs Glendale, Hollywood Hills, Covina Hills, Cypress, Long Beach, Arcadia and Cathedral City, reprints the Bureau’s outside marker language in its General Price List effective October 7, 2026, lists a “Standard bronze memorial tablet (20 x 28)” and a “(16 x 28)” tablet, and prints $550 for “Placement and foundation”. No Forest Lawn rule on an outside tablet was found, so ask the office for its tablet specification. Rose Hills in Whittier offers 28 by 16, 32 by 20, 24 by 12 and 18 by 9 inch bronze, the last for infant lawns and urn gardens. Hollywood Forever says “every monument is custom made to your design” and publishes no outside marker policy.

Inglewood Park, Mount Sinai and the Catholic cemeteries

Inglewood Park publishes no marker rules or fees. Mount Sinai Memorial Parks in Hollywood Hills and Simi Valley sell their own bronze, from a 5 by 5 inch niche tablet to a 28 by 16 inch lawn tablet, say tablets “take up to 3 months to complete once the design is approved”, and require the tablet to be placed before an unveiling is scheduled. They print nothing on outside tablets, and as a religious cemetery the state rule may not reach them. The Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles publish no marker rules online; their flower policy says “Attaching or adhering items to memorials, crypts, or niche fronts is prohibited”. For both, get the answer from the office in writing before you order.

Orange County Cemetery District: the clearest rules in the region

The district runs Anaheim Cemetery, El Toro Memorial Park and Santa Ana Cemetery, and its Marker Specifications (effective 7-08-24) are exact. Casket spaces take 24 by 12 by 3 or 28 by 16 by 3 inch markers, oversized 32 by 20 by 3; urn gardens 20 by 10 by 3 (single) or 24 by 12 by 3 (double); the Los Alisos urn garden a 12 by 8 inch bronze; niche plates 5 by 3 inches, two per niche. Materials are granite, marble and bronze only, all flat and flush, and “No marker feature may be raised higher than 3/8″ above the surface of the marker.” A bronze marker needs a base: the 2024 FAQ explains that bronze alone cannot carry mowers and that your vendor should attach the bronze to a granite base before delivery. Cement borders are banned, so the district suggests a 28 by 16 base to carry a 24 by 12 design. Families cannot install or witness; district staff set within 10 to 21 business days of delivery.

Artesia and the Antelope Valley

Artesia Cemetery District’s policy (May 2026) says markers are not sold by the district and “may be purchased from private vendors or any other source”, but “All memorial markers will be installed only by the District”, within six months of interment. Flush sizes are 20 by 12 by 3 inches for cremation and infant graves, 28 by 16 by 3 for a single grave and 36 by 18 by 3 side by side, each with a lawn mower protection edge or 2 inch sanded border inside the size. The policy asks for “U.S. standard bronze” without defining it, so send the district our published alloy and ask. Setting fees are in the district’s fee schedule, not the policy. In Lancaster, the Antelope Valley district installs every marker itself and says “Bronze memorial markers must be placed in concrete”.

Sizes and fees at a glance

Orange County also charges $150 second marker endowment care (2024).

Los Angeles and Riverside national cemeteries

Los Angeles National Cemetery on Sepulveda Boulevard is closed to new casket burials, with cremation only in its annex. Riverside National Cemetery says “No item or object may be attached to the headstone or niche cover. Headstones and niche covers are federal property.” In both, the cemetery orders and sets the government marker, so a private plaque has no place there. A veteran buried in Forest Lawn, Rose Hills or a district cemetery is different: the VA marker is free but setting it is at private expense, and a family may instead choose a private bronze marker with a VA medallion. See veteran bronze grave markers.

What we supply for Los Angeles and Orange County

We supply the bronze. Every plaque is cast in solid LG2 statuary bronze (85 percent copper, 5 percent tin, 5 percent zinc, 5 percent lead) with raised polished lettering on a textured background, a hand applied color and a clear protective coating. Cemetery markers are cast with lugs and fitted with 3/8 inch brass all thread studs, nuts and washers for bolting to a granite or concrete base; columbarium plates use 1/4 inch fittings. We publish the alloy openly and can supply a certificate of authenticity stating it, so a cemetery that has its own alloy rule can check our figures against it before you order; a few cemeteries specify a higher copper or lower lead content than LG2, and where a page knows of one it says so. The granite or concrete base and the setting are arranged through the cemetery office or a local monument dealer; we do not pour bases or install.

For a 28 by 16 inch grave the usual choice is a 24 by 12 inch plaque, $1,697.45 cast to order, on a granite base. Orange County’s 20 by 10 by 3 inch urn garden marker can carry a 16 by 8 inch plaque, $978.39, on a granite base, while Rose Hills’ 18 by 9 inch urn garden bronze and Orange County’s 5 by 3 inch niche plates are inside our designer range. Forest Lawn’s 20 x 28 and 16 x 28 tablets are quoted on request.

The price of the bronze from us, shipped anywhere in Los Angeles

To keep the two kinds of cost apart, this table shows only our price for the bronze, taken from the design tool on this site on 21 October 2026 for a standard rectangle with the default border and background. Prices are in US dollars and include shipping to Los Angeles.

Setting fees, permits, foundations and endowment care charges quoted on this page go to the cemetery, not to us, and sit on top of the plaque price. For any size not in the table, the design tool prices it the moment you type the width and height, and that price also includes shipping.

How to order

1. Ask the cemetery office for its written marker rules: the size it allows for your space, the base it requires, who may set the marker and the fee. Most offices email the sheet the same day, and several states require the cemetery to keep it in print for you.
2. Open the free design tool, pick the shape and type the width and height in inches. The price in US dollars updates as you go, shipping to any address in the continental United States included.
3. Add the names, dates and wording, choose a border and background, and add an emblem, motif or photo if you want one. Choose lugs with studs if the plaque will be bolted to a granite or concrete base, or a flat back for adhesive mounting on a wall or niche.
4. Save the design and order it from My Account. We send a written proof you can forward to the cemetery for approval, and nothing is cast until you approve it. Need the full 24 by 12 inch marker size? Tell us when you order; it is cast to order at the same price as the 22 1/16 by 12 inch size in the tool.

Allow six to eight weeks from payment to delivery. Casting, hand finishing and shipping from our foundry take most of that time, and we send a free written proof before anything is cast. If your cemetery sets markers only in certain months, order early enough for its next installation window.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use an outside bronze marker at Forest Lawn or Rose Hills?

Both are private, non-religious cemeteries, so California law lets you buy elsewhere at the same setting and foundation charges. Neither publishes its outside tablet specification, so ask for it first.

How much does Orange County charge to set a bronze marker?

The Orange County Cemetery District’s 2024 sheet charges $285.00 to set a 24 by 12 or 28 by 16 inch marker, $400.00 for 32 by 20, and $140.00 for a niche plate. District staff do every setting.

Does a bronze marker need a granite base in Orange County?

Yes. The district requires a base under every bronze marker, either a concrete base it installs or a granite base your dealer attaches before delivery, and the whole marker must stay within the size for your space.

Can I order a bronze plaque for Los Angeles National Cemetery?

No. The cemetery orders and sets the government marker. Our bronze is for private and district cemeteries.

How long does a Los Angeles bronze marker take?

Six to eight weeks from payment, plus the cemetery’s time: Orange County sets within 10 to 21 business days of delivery.