[jewel]

48.2% of bodies in the US are cremated now, but it varies significantly by state. The NFDA predicts that it will be up to 70% by 2030.

http://nfda.org/about-funeral-service-/trends-and-statistics...

[acheron]

My grandparents were cremated, but then the ashes were buried in an old cemetery similar to the one in the article, with gravestones and all that. So "cremation" and "using land as a cemetery" aren't necessarily opposed.