Acacia Park was established by the Masons in the 1920s as a Memorial Park Cemetery. This means that the markers are marked with flat bronze markers that are flush with the ground. One of the Masons founding beliefs was that, upon death, all are equal. In other words, you are not rich or poor. Thus, they didn’t want the size of one’s burial marker to determine how the cemetery looks. So, there are no upright monuments in the cemetery and the focus becomes the natural environment. All the sections are named after a different type of tree Oak, Beech, Cedar, Ash, Poplar, Willow, etc.

Acacia is a non-denominational, non-profit association. This means that the cemetery is governed by a Board of Directors, but there is no single owner. Every person who buys a grave in the cemetery essentially becomes a part-owner. The cemetery was founded by the Masonic organization but became open to all in the early 1970s. Today the cemetery is open to all faiths, races, and ethnic backgrounds.

We ask that only fresh flowers be placed during the spring, summer and fall months. We understand that on special occasions, a family may bring a plant or different decoration, which we will leave for a brief time, then remove. During the winter months, many families will bring wreaths to mark the grave.

If you permanently move out of the St. Paul and Minneapolis area, you have three options:

• Sell your graves to another buyer, and pay the 20% to the Permanent Care Trust Fund

• Donate the graves back to Acacia Park

• Inquire at the cemetery office to see if the cemetery is interested in buying the graves back. We will pay back what was paid for the graves, less the office expenses and less the 20% for Permanent Care Trust Fund.

By MN state law, 20% of the cost of each grave or niche sale goes into a Permanent Care Trust Fund which insures that your cemetery will be maintained.

Acacia does not have a crematory; however any funeral home can arrange the cremation service for you.