What happens to graves?
actually, they do eventually run out of space. How it is handled varies from country to country, and for a variety of reasons. Availability of land can be an issue (especially in older, larger cities), but religious beliefs, strength of family clan ties, epidemics, regional practices, etc. can also influence the decision. One of ours recently bought more land adjacent to the existing boundary (since it was there). The other, older two, have bought new land several miles away from their main location. There are four others, each with several square miles of “future expansion” areas. Surprisingly, some prepaid lots go unused when families relocate to other towns (like for work). Plots get forgotten about, especially if the only person who has the paperwork dies and the surviving family buys a new plot somewhere else before they discover the paperwork. When or if an abandoned plot can be resold depends on the contract with the cemetary. My in-laws had six plots for two people – family plo
