Laurel Land Memorial Park: A Family Guide to Burial and Cremation Options

For families considering Laurel Land Memorial Park for a loved one’s final resting place, this guide covers what burial there costs and how pricing works, the sections and requirements to know about, how we coordinate the day, practical visiting notes, and — for those who want it — the cemetery’s history.

We hold no interest in Laurel Land and earn no referral fee there. If Oakland’s history or Restland’s North Dallas location serves your family better, that is the recommendation you will hear.

What does burial at Laurel Land Memorial Park cost in 2026?

Honestly: the cemetery sets these prices, they change, and published third-party numbers go stale quickly — so we quote none here. Current plot, niche, and opening/closing prices are available directly from the cemetery office, and when you work with us we obtain the current figures for you, in writing, before anything is committed. Laurel Land’s standard sections are generally toward the accessible end of the DFW range, with premium and mausoleum options above.

As DFW-market context from our cost-of-dying guide: in-ground plots across Dallas–Fort Worth typically run $2,500–$8,000 (premium garden and feature plots considerably more), opening and closing $1,500–$2,800 per interment, a vault or grave liner $700–$3,500 where required, cremation niches $1,200–$5,500, and monuments from about $1,500 through a separate monument company.

Whatever the cemetery’s current numbers are, our role costs nothing extra: cemetery charges are paid to the cemetery at cost, with no coordination fee and no markup from Vargas-London.

Which sections and requirements should families know about?

Laurel Land is a roughly 200-acre non-denominational cemetery whose sections reflect generations of South Dallas families:

• Mature lawn sections that have served African American, Hispanic, and other South Dallas families for decades — many with multi-generational family lots.
• Mausoleum entombment and cremation options alongside traditional in-ground burial.
• A vault or grave liner is typically required for in-ground burial; we confirm section policy before purchase.
• Church logistics matter here: the cemetery is convenient to Friendship-West, The Potter’s House, Concord Church, and Saint John Missionary Baptist — the processions we coordinate most often at Laurel Land start from one of these congregations.

How does Vargas-London coordinate a burial at Laurel Land Memorial Park?

We handle the cemetery end to end: first contact and section selection, a written comparison of the options, timing between the church or chapel service and the committal, transport and procession (with police escort if requested), casket or urn requirements, vault ordering, and the monument referral afterward. The graveside service itself typically runs 15–30 minutes; the cemetery completes the burial after the family departs, and the marker follows from the monument company some weeks later.

For home-going services at the major South Dallas congregations, we time the procession down I-35E so the committal follows the service without a long wait — and we coordinate police escort when the family requests it. There is no upcharge for any of it — our published packages cover cemetery coordination at every DFW cemetery. Questions cost nothing either: (214) 550-7369, answered 24/7.

What should visiting families know?

Most DFW cemetery grounds are open from roughly 7 AM to dusk daily, with free visitor parking; call ahead to confirm hours. Flower policies vary by cemetery and section — fresh flowers are almost always welcome, while artificial arrangements, glass, and candles are often restricted. Ground maintenance is the cemetery’s job, not the family’s, and many cemeteries offer holiday flower-placement programs. Note the section and lot number before visiting the large grounds; the same parent company operates a separate Laurel Land in Fort Worth, so confirm you are navigating to the Dallas location on S R L Thornton Freeway.

What is the history of Laurel Land Memorial Park?

Laurel Land was established in the mid-20th century and became the traditional resting place for generations of South Dallas families. Its 200 acres of mature landscaping hold decades of the community’s history, and its role alongside the great South Dallas congregations has made it a fixture of the home-going tradition — see our guide to the home-going service tradition in Dallas County.