About Fort Defiance Cemetery
Fort Defiance Cemetery is a cemetery in Fort Defiance, Apache County, Arizona. The nearest other listed cemetery is Good Shepherd Mission Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the northeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Silver Creek Mortuary LLC in Gallup, about 5.8 mi away. It is one of 37 cemeteries we list in Apache County, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Map
35.73643, -109.07468
What Fort Defiance Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Good Shepherd Mission CemeteryDawes Road, Fort Defiance, AZChristian cemetery0.5 mi
- Tsehootsi Veterans CemeteryFort Defiance, AZVeterans cemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Michaels CemeteryCemetary Road, Window Rock, AZCemetery6.5 mi
- Sawmill Community CemeteryFort Defiance, AZCemetery12 mi
- Lone Pine CemeteryTwin Lakes, NMCemetery13 mi
Funeral homes near Fort Defiance Cemetery
- Silver Creek Mortuary LLC5.8 miMortuary · Gallup · (505) 371-3690
- Green Meadows Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · St Michaels · (928) 871-1120
- Cope Memorial Chapel23 miFuneral chapel · Gallup · (505) 722-6671
- Rollie Mortuary25 miMortuary · Gallup · (505) 863-4452
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort Defiance Cemetery located?
Fort Defiance Cemetery is at Navajo Route 113, Fort Defiance, AZ in Apache County. GPS coordinates: 35.73643, -109.07468.
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