Tag:amenity=grave_yard

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Description
A place where people (or sometimes animals) are buried, usually close to a place of worship. Edit this description in the wiki page. Edit this description in the data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
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Group: religion
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
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Status: de facto

At places tagged with amenity=grave_yard people (or sometimes animals) were buried. They are usually close to a amenity=place_of_worship (e.g. located within a churchyard), are often significantly smaller than cemeteries (landuse=cemetery) and are often no longer used. This tag can be used where the boundaries or precise location cannot be identified. For a larger area with a well marked boundary consider using landuse=cemetery.

Usage

You can add religion=* and denomination=* tags for more information.

The whole area or campus, containing the graveyard, the religious building (place_of_worship), buildings for staff residence or education, bell towers, workshops, etc., can be tagged with landuse=religious.

For a burial ground separate from a place of worship for regular services, typically use landuse=cemetery — especially if it's still used for burials.

Rendering

See also