Do the laws in GA (Carroll County) permit burial on private property?
Answer The laws in GA don’t address this. So . . . draw a map of the land showing where the family burial ground will be and pay to have it recorded with the deed. A good practice is 150 ft. from a water supply and 25 ft. from a power line or neighbor’s boundary. It’s very unlikely that in that rural an area that there will be any zoning issues. That map should “establish” your family cemetery, and there isn’t likely to be any problem after that. If you want to avoid the funeral industry entirely, get my book at the library, “Caring for the Dead: Your Final Act of Love.” It’s now out of print while I work on a new edition, but the library can get it on inter-library loan. Amazon may have some used copies. There is a GA chapter that will walk you through the legal requirements there.
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