Eli5 what happens if a cemetery runs out of space to bury bodies?

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Eli5 what happens if a cemetery runs out of space to bury bodies?

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Answer 1

In the cheap acreage area of the Midwest US, they slap the word “Historical” at the front of the cemetery name. Then they open a new cemetery somewhere else.

After a certain number of years, the space is often given to the county’s parks and rec department, and they turn it into a nice place to walk with maybe some sculpture art pieces or monuments to the history of the county.