Flagstone / Michigan townships
Cemetery records software for Michigan townships
Flagstone is easy-to-use cemetery software for township and village offices. It keeps the lot book, the burial records and the map in one place, gives families a grave search on their phone, and costs $60 or $100 a month. We are based in Michigan's Thumb, and for townships within a drive of us we come to the township hall and set it up with you.
Who it is for
Any township, village, city or cemetery association that looks after its own cemeteries. Flagstone is built for a small office: one clerk who keeps the cemetery records alongside everything else, one or two cemeteries, and records that live in a lot book, on index cards or in a spreadsheet.
It runs in a web browser, so it works the same in the Thumb, the Upper Peninsula or another state.
We can come to your township hall
Flagstone is built and supported by one software developer of twenty years who lives in St. Clair County. If your township is in Michigan's Thumb or within a drive of it, the setup can happen in person:
- We sit down with the clerk and the lot book at the hall and go through how the records are kept.
- We photograph the books and cards there, so the originals never leave the building.
- We walk the cemetery with you where the book and the stones disagree.
- We come back when questions come up, and you can always call the person who built it.
Farther away? Setup is done by phone, email and screen share, at the same prices and with the same fixed written quote. Ask anyway if you would like a visit; we will tell you honestly whether the drive makes sense.
Our home ground: Michigan's Thumb
We started close to home, in Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, St. Clair and Tuscola counties. By our count, 106 townships, villages and cities in those five counties look after about 145 cemeteries between them, and most still keep the records on paper or in a spreadsheet.
| County | Own a cemetery | Cemeteries |
|---|---|---|
| Huron | 18 | 20 |
| Lapeer | 19 | 27 |
| Sanilac | 28 | 41 |
| St. Clair | 21 | 30 |
| Tuscola | 20 | 27 |
| The Thumb | 106 | 145 |
"Own a cemetery" counts townships, villages and cities. This is our own count from November 2026 and it may have missed some. If we have your township wrong, tell us and we will fix it.
What a township gets
- One register for lots, burials, owners and sales, foundation permits and notices, with a history of every change. See the clerk app.
- A map of every lot drawn over aerial photography, coloured by status. See the map.
- A public page where a family can search a name and get walking directions to the grave. See the public site.
- A veterans list that is always current, for Memorial Day flags.
- Setup done for you. We import the lot book or spreadsheet and draw the map from your plat.
What it costs
Records is $60 a month. Records + Map is $100 a month. Setup is a one-time fee between $1,000 and $3,000, fixed in writing before any work starts. There is no charge per user, per lot or per record. Full pricing.
Questions from townships
Something else? Get in touch.
Which townships does Flagstone work with?
Any township, village, city or cemetery association, in Michigan or elsewhere. It is built for a small office with one or two cemeteries. We are based in Michigan's Thumb, so that is where we can most easily work in person.
Will you come to our township hall?
Yes, if you are in Michigan's Thumb or within a drive of it. We do the setup at the hall with the clerk, photograph the books there, and come back when questions come up. Farther away, setup is done by phone, email and screen share at the same prices.
Our county already has a GIS map online. Is this the same thing?
No. A county GIS map shows parcels: the cemetery is one outline. Flagstone maps what is inside it, lot by lot, with who is buried where and which lots are for sale, and it ties that map to the township's own records.
We keep our records in a lot book. Is that a problem?
No, that is the usual starting point. We take the book, cards or spreadsheet as they are and enter them for you. The paper stays with the township. Our guide on moving cemetery records from paper to a computer walks through the steps.
Can we see it before talking to anyone?
Yes. The clerk demo opens with one click and no sign-in. It uses sample records, and nothing you change is saved.
See it with your own cemetery in mind.
Open the clerk app and look at every screen. Then tell us what your lot book looks like and we will give you a fixed setup figure.