The 100 year old Historic Gulf Cemetery is situated on 40 acres along CR 393, a Florida Scenic Highway.
Granted by the United States, unto the said THE GULF CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, the patent was signed on June 17, 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson. Gulf Cemetery rests on 40 acres of land on County Road 393 South between Hwy 98 to the north and County Road 30A to the South. CR 393 was designated a Scenic Highway by the State of Florida in 2014. Organized as a non-profit organization governed by it’s first five directors: M.L. Butler, W.H. Butler, George Gibbons, H.T. Lavermour and John Erickson. The cemetery was registered with the State of Florida as a Non-Profit Corporation on June 18, 2007 and established a governing body of a seven member Board of Directors. The Gulf Cemetery is organized under IRS code 501©13. The Board is committed to maintaining the cemetery to show the utmost respect for those buried on it’s beautiful grounds. It is only through lot sales and donations that the Board is able to continue to ensure the cemetery is well-maintained. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to: Gulf Cemetery Association, Inc., PO Box 1746, Santa Rosa Beach FL 32459.
The Board of Directors are committed to make every effort to minimize the cost of lots at the cemetery so that a proper resting place is affordable for as many people as possible.
