Driving along County Road 101 you may notice a flurry of development, followed by rural cattle and farmland. Then Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cemetery comes into view with its high gate. It is the newest cemetery in the region of The Villages and the only Catholic cemetery for more than 50 miles.

Located within 10 miles of four parishes and within 25 miles of 10 parishes, the cemetery is the answer to the desire and needs of the more than 20,000 Catholic families in the area.

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary is a vast 60-acre property. Its first phase includes more than 2,000 full body burial sites, the air-conditioned Lumen Christi Columbarium that houses more than 1,000 glass-front niches for cremated remains, 140 above ground granite burial sites, 46 private estates and an administration building. The property is about one-third built out with plans for expansion in the future. Two and a half acres of retaining ponds serve to beautify the landscape and assist the local fire stations with water distribution.