Bronze Plaques Dallas

Across Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington the big lawn cemeteries are private: Restland, the Dignity Memorial parks at Sparkman Hillcrest, Laurel Land, Grove Hill and Moore Memorial Gardens, the nonprofit Greenwood and Mount Olivet in Fort Worth, and the Catholic cemetery at Calvary Hill. Almost none of them posts marker rules online, so this page says what each does publish, what to ask for, and how our cast bronze fits a flat bronze on granite lawn. We supply the bronze with shipping included; the base and setting come 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.

Who writes the rules in Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington

Every cemetery here writes its own. Under Health and Safety Code 711.031 a Texas cemetery may regulate the class and kind of markers on its grounds, must keep those rules “plainly printed or typed” for inspection at its office, and may set a penalty for breaking them. Nothing in Texas law obliges a cemetery to accept a marker from an outside supplier or caps what it charges to set one; SB 592, which would have barred such restrictions with civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation, died in committee in 2025. So the first step at any North Texas cemetery is a request for the printed rules and the specification for your section.

Restland and the Dignity Memorial parks in Dallas

Restland on Greenville Avenue marked 100 years in a July 30, 2025 article and publishes no marker rules or fees; its site footer links to NorthStar Memorial Group policy pages, which suggests a connection but does not establish who owns it. Sparkman Hillcrest (88 acres on West Northwest Highway), Laurel Land in South Dallas (about 300 acres) and Grove Hill on Samuell Boulevard (since 1911, about 160 acres) are Dignity Memorial parks, and none of their pages lists sizes, an outside marker policy or a setting fee. Dignity Memorial says nationally that markers bought elsewhere are installed by the cemetery for a fee and that each cemetery has its own policies (copyright 2026). Ask each office for its bronze size, base rule and installation or inspection fee in writing.

Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington: a bronze on granite park

Moore Memorial Gardens, a Dignity Memorial park, says that when it “originally opened, it allowed only flat, bronze-on-granite grave markers”. Upright monuments came later, in the Garden of Pines from the mid 1990s, and Crestview Garden and Serenity Hedge Estates opened in 2019. The City of Arlington counted more than 30,000 memorials there in a February 2025 article. Moore does not say whether the flat rule still governs the older sections or whether outside bronze is accepted, so ask the office (817-275-2711). In a bronze on granite section the 24 by 12 inch flat marker is the usual adult size, and we cast it to order for the monument dealer to bolt to the granite base.

Fort Worth: Greenwood, Mount Olivet and Oakwood

Greenwood Memorial Park on White Settlement Road (dedicated 1909) and Mount Olivet (first burial 1907, which calls itself “the first perpetual care cemetery in the South”) are run by the nonprofit Mount Olivet Cemetery Association, not the diocese. Neither publishes marker rules; the office number is 817-336-0584. Oakwood Cemetery’s original 20 acres were deeded to the City of Fort Worth in 1879, and its office oversees Oakwood, Calvary and Old Trinity together. Pioneers Rest on Samuels Avenue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. None of these posts sizes or fees, so for a Fort Worth grave the cemetery’s own sheet is the only reliable source.

Calvary Hill and the Catholic cemeteries

Calvary Hill and the other Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Dallas, and the Catholic cemeteries of the Diocese of Fort Worth, publish no memorial regulations online. For comparison, Resurrection Cemetery in the Diocese of Victoria, Texas limits flat markers to 20×30 inches on a single grave, which is room for a 24 by 12 inch bronze on its base. Catholic systems commonly require a cross or other Christian symbol, which you can add in the designer as an emblem. Ask Calvary Hill for its bronze size, its base rule and whether family supplied bronze is set.

Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery

Opened May 12, 2000 on 638.5 acres off Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery places cremated remains in ground with a flat marker or in its columbarium wall, and its page (updated September 18, 2026) says decorations may not be secured or adhered to headstones, markers or niche covers. VA orders and sets the government marker there at no cost, so a private bronze plaque has no place on those graves. Where a veteran lies in a private North Texas cemetery, the family can add a VA medallion to a privately purchased marker, or pair the government marker with a matching bronze for a spouse, who is not entitled to a government marker in a private cemetery.

North Texas cemeteries at a glance

What we supply in Dallas and Fort Worth

The common North Texas request is a flat bronze to bolt onto granite.

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.

A 24 by 12 inch adult marker is $1,697.45 cast to order, an 18 by 10 inch infant or cremation marker is $1,264.58 and a 16 by 8 inch marker is $978.39 in the designer, shipping included. Companion markers such as 44 by 14 are quoted on request. Elsewhere in Texas see Houston and San Antonio and Austin, and for flat markers in general bronze grave markers.

Our bronze plaque prices for Dallas, shipping included

Here is what the plaque costs from us. These are the design tool’s own prices on 21 October 2026 for a plain rectangle with the default border and background, in US dollars, and delivery anywhere in Dallas is already included in each one.

The cemetery fees described above are paid to the cemetery office and are not part of these prices, so the full cost of a finished marker is our plaque price plus the cemetery’s setting, permit or foundation charges. Enter your cemetery’s size in the design tool and it shows the price for that exact size straight away.

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 Restland accept bronze markers from other suppliers?

Restland publishes no marker rules or fees online, so ask the office directly for its specification sheet, the size for your space and any setting or inspection fee before you order.

Is Moore Memorial Gardens still bronze on granite only?

Moore says it originally allowed only flat bronze on granite markers and later added upright gardens. It does not say which rule applies to each older section today, so confirm with the office.

Who runs Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth?

The nonprofit Mount Olivet Cemetery Association, which also runs Mount Olivet. Neither publishes marker rules, so ask the office on White Settlement Road.

Does Texas law require a cemetery to accept my marker?

No. Texas lets each cemetery set its own marker rules, and the 2025 bill that would have stopped restrictions on outside suppliers did not pass. The cemetery must keep its rules in print for you to read.

Can I order a 24 by 12 inch bronze marker?

Yes. Tell us when you order and it is cast to order at the same price as the 22 1/16 by 12 inch size in the designer. Companion sizes are quoted on request.