Support the Cemetery
If Someone You Love Rests Here, Your Hands Can Help Care for Them Still
When you walk through Burkhart Cemetery, you’re not just passing headstones — you’re walking through the stories of people who shaped your life, your family, and your community. For many, this place holds parents, grandparents, friends, and ancestors whose memory still guides them today.
If someone you love rests here, you already know how sacred this ground is. And you have the power to help protect it.
If You’re in a Season of Life Where You Want to Give Back, This Is a Place That Needs You
Some people volunteer because they love history. Some because they want to serve their community. Some because they want to continue caring for someone they’ve lost. And some simply feel called to preserve a place that has mattered for generations.
Whatever brings you here, your willingness to help matters more than you know.
A Pure Form of Service — A Pure Form of Nonprofit
Burkhart Cemetery is a 501(c)(13) nonprofit cemetery — one of the purest forms of nonprofit service recognized by the IRS.
No paid staff
No salaries
No compensation
No profit motive
Every hour is volunteer. Every dollar goes directly to upkeep, restoration, and preservation. Every improvement happens because someone cared enough to step forward.
This is nonprofit work in its purest form: neighbors caring for neighbors, families caring for families, and a community preserving its history together.
183 Years of History — And You Are Now Part of It
The first known burial at Burkhart Cemetery took place in 1843. For 183 years, families have entrusted this land with their loved ones. Every generation has added its devotion, its labor, and its love.
Now it’s our turn!
Your service — whether once a month, once a year, or during special projects — helps preserve a place that has carried the stories of Newton County for nearly two centuries.
This Is Your Call to Action
If you feel that pull… If you feel that connection… If you feel that sense of responsibility… If you feel that desire to give back…
Step forward. Your hands, your time, your care — they matter here.
Burkhart Cemetery needs people who feel called to protect something bigger than themselves. If that’s you, we welcome you with gratitude.
Ways You Can Make a Difference
Volunteer Your Time
Help with mowing, trimming, cleanup days, restoration projects, or seasonal tasks. Every hour directly preserves the dignity of those laid to rest here.
Track Your Service with the Point App
Burkhart Cemetery uses the Point volunteer app to record and verify volunteer service hours. Point is free, simple, and designed for community service. Through Point, you can:
Log time spent on cemetery cleanup or maintenance
Record Point Volunteer Service tasks
Track progress toward personal or community service goals
Receive updates about upcoming volunteer daysVerify hours for schools, clubs, or service organizations
Point does not provide monetary rewards or compensation — it simply recognizes volunteer contributions and helps us maintain accurate nonprofit records.
Download the Point App and search for Burkhart Cemetery to get started.
Make a Donation
Your gift directly supports mowing, repairs, restoration, and upkeep. Every dollar helps maintain dignity and peace for the families who visit here.
Leave a Bequest or Legacy Gift
If Burkhart Cemetery holds a special place in your family’s story, you may choose to honor that connection through a planned gift. Legacy giving ensures the cemetery remains cared for long after we are gone — a lasting tribute to the people you love.