Bronze Plaques Arizona

Arizona has no statute on grave markers, but it does make licensed cemeteries file their rules with the state, and two Phoenix area cities say in writing that you may buy a marker from any company. This page covers the law, the Mesa and Tempe fee schedules, and every major cemetery in Phoenix and Tucson, from Greenwood Memory Lawn to Holy Hope. We cast the bronze and ship it anywhere in the state with shipping included; the base and setting are arranged through the cemetery office or a local monument dealer. 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.

Arizona law: rules on file with the state

The cemetery article of Arizona’s statutes (ARS 32-2194 to 32-2194.33) has no section on markers, setting fees or outside installers. What it does say is useful: under ARS 32-2194.20 a licensed cemetery’s rules “shall be on file with the real estate commissioner” and posted in a conspicuous place at the cemetery for inspection. So any licensed Arizona cemetery can show you its marker rules, and the Department of Real Estate holds a copy. Municipal, private and religious cemeteries are exempt from the article under ARS 32-2194, which is why city cemeteries such as Mesa and Tempe publish their own schedules. Endowed care, under ARS 32-2101, “Does not include maintaining or repairing monuments”, so upkeep of the marker stays with the family. Arizona does not guarantee an outside marker or cap a setting fee.

Mesa City Cemetery

Mesa says “Monuments may be purchased through any monument company or mortuary” and “Cemetery staff completes all installations/foundations”. Its rules require monuments to be “a solid, one piece, bronze, granite or marble”, and search index text of an older document says flush markers only are allowed in the Garden Section, the Heritage Garden Section and blocks 1079 to 1114 of the Original section. The installation fees below carry no printed year; we read them on the city’s page in October 2026, and an earlier version showed lower figures, so they rise from time to time.

Tempe’s Double Butte and Glendale

Tempe’s Double Butte Cemetery says “Markers can be purchased through any monument company of your choice”. Lawn section markers must be flat, desert section markers may be flat, slant or upright, vases must be in-ground, and all markers and vases are installed by city staff. Its fee schedule of April 3, 2023 lists “Single 12×24 or double up to 12×48 $234”, a vase at $57, an infant 9×18 at $114 and marker removal at $57, with military markers waived and oversized family monuments at twice the single fee. Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery sells burial rights mainly to Glendale residents and lists no marker or vase setting fee on its fee page, so ask the office at (623) 930-2189. Chandler, Scottsdale, Peoria and Gilbert publish no cemetery marker rules.

Phoenix cemeteries

Greenwood Memory Lawn, Phoenix Memorial Park and Resthaven/Carr-Tenney Memorial Gardens on East Southern Avenue all redirect to Dignity Memorial, and none publishes marker rules or a setting fee. The Catholic cemeteries of the Diocese of Phoenix (Holy Cross, St. Francis and Queen of Heaven) had no readable marker rules online. Phoenix’s own Pioneer and Military Memorial Park is a historic site, not an active burial ground. At each of these, ask the office for the written rules, the bronze size for your space, the base and the setting fee; a licensed private cemetery should also have its rules on file with the Department of Real Estate. The National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona uses government markers set on a concrete marker base; its page says families may not secure items to markers and that the hole in that base “is not for flower vases”.

Tucson cemeteries

Tucson has run no active city cemetery since burials inside city limits were banned in 1907. Evergreen on North Oracle Road (founded 1907) has belonged to NorthStar Memorial Group since 2014 and publishes no marker rules. East Lawn Palms and South Lawn redirect to Dignity Memorial with nothing on markers. Holy Hope, the Diocese of Tucson cemetery at 3555 N Oracle Rd, also founded in 1907 and with a veterans grass section, publishes no rules. Pima County’s cemetery at the west end of Evergreen is an indigent burial ground. Tucson is therefore an ask the office city: request the cemetery’s written marker rules, and if it is a licensed cemetery, point out that ARS 32-2194.20 requires those rules to be posted and on file with the state.

Arizona cemeteries at a glance

What we supply and the sizes that fit Arizona slots

Mesa and Tempe slots are 12 inches wide, so size the bronze to the slot.

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.

If the 12″ x 24″ single is the marker size, our 24 by 12 inch marker matches it and is $1,697.45 cast to order; if that figure includes a base, a plaque of about 20 by 8 to 10 inches fits. A 10 by 10 inch plaque, $796.86, sits inside Mesa’s 12″ x 12″ ash space, and a 6 by 4 inch plate, $382.98, suits many niches. Shipping is included in each price. Veterans buried in private Arizona cemeteries can add a VA medallion; see veteran bronze grave markers and columbarium niche plaques.

What the plaque itself costs, shipped to Arizona

The table below is our price for the cast bronze plaque itself, read from the design tool on this website on 21 October 2026 for a standard rectangle with the default border and background. Every figure is in US dollars and includes shipping to any address in Arizona.

Any cemetery charge quoted higher on this page, such as a setting fee, a permit, a foundation or an endowment care charge, is paid to the cemetery and is separate from our price. Add the two together for the full installed cost. Open the design tool, type in the size your cemetery allows, and the exact price for that size appears before you order.

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.

Frequently asked questions

Does Arizona law let me buy a marker anywhere?

Arizona has no statute on it either way. Mesa and Tempe say in writing that you may buy from any monument company; private and church cemeteries decide for themselves.

How do I see a Phoenix cemetery’s marker rules?

Ask the office. A licensed Arizona cemetery must keep its rules on file with the real estate commissioner and posted at the cemetery under ARS 32-2194.20.

What does Mesa charge to set a single marker?

$242 for a 12″ x 24″ single on the city’s fee page, which prints no year (read October 2026). Cemetery staff complete all installations and foundations.

What does Tempe charge?

The April 3, 2023 schedule lists $234 for a single 12×24 or a double up to 12×48, $114 for an infant 9×18 and $57 for a vase, with military markers waived.

Does endowed care cover my bronze marker?

No. ARS 32-2101 says endowed care does not include maintaining or repairing monuments, so upkeep of the marker is the family’s.

Can I place a private bronze at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona?

No. It uses government markers, and items may not be secured to them. A private bronze is for private cemeteries, spouses or a home memorial.