Within 100 miles from zip code 20176, please give me at least 3
county's name in which you can purchase a piece of property that you
can own your home and your own cemetery on it when you die.

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 19 Oct 2005 13:29 PDT

According to this document from the University of West Virginia, there
is no law prohibiting the burial of human remains on private property.

?No state law exists prohibiting burial on a landowner?s private
property. The body must be properly and sanitarily buried, however,
and a burial permit must be obtained from the West Virginia Bureau of
Public Health, Department of Vital Statistics. Municipalities,
however, may have separate ordinances dealing with burials. The local
and municipal laws should be checked before proceeding with a burial.?

REAL PROPERTY: LANDOWNERS? RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN WEST VIRGINIA
Page 19
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/library/forglvst/bulletins/s702.pdf

Clearly, where West Virginia Code refers to burial grounds it defines
the area not exclusively as ?cemetery? but as ??a cemetery, burial
ground, or OTHER PREMISES??

WEST VIRGINIA CODE §16-5-22
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/16/WVC%2016%20%20-%20%205%20%20-%20%2022%20%20.htm

So, having said that, any area in West Virginia within 100 miles of
you, and where such a burial is not specifically prohibited by local
laws, appears to be your best bet.

Is this sufficient for the price you have offered?

Regards;
Tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by belmontenterprise-ga on 24 Oct 2005 12:57 PDT

Superb! Thank you!

Dear belmontenterprise-ga;

Since you are agreeable to my research as an answer I am merely
reposting this as a means of officially closing your question:

According to this document from the University of West Virginia, there
is no law prohibiting the burial of human remains on private property.

?No state law exists prohibiting burial on a landowner?s private
property. The body must be properly and sanitarily buried, however,
and a burial permit must be obtained from the West Virginia Bureau of
Public Health, Department of Vital Statistics. Municipalities,
however, may have separate ordinances dealing with burials. The local
and municipal laws should be checked before proceeding with a burial.?

REAL PROPERTY: LANDOWNERS? RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN WEST VIRGINIA
Page 19
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/library/forglvst/bulletins/s702.pdf

Clearly, where West Virginia Code refers to burial grounds it defines
the area not exclusively as ?cemetery? but as ??a cemetery, burial
ground, or OTHER PREMISES??

WEST VIRGINIA CODE §16-5-22
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/16/WVC%2016%20%20-%20%205%20%20-%20%2022%20%20.htm

I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you
have any questions about my research please post a clarification
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