About Fort Bowie Post Cemetery
Fort Bowie Post Cemetery is a military cemetery near Willcox, Cochise County, Arizona. It lies about 24 mi west of Willcox. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Orizoba Spence. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hurtado Family Ranch Cemetery, about 7.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is Westlawn Chapel and Mortuary in Willcox, about 24 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Cochise County, and 2 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 64 listings in Cochise County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Willcox. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fort Bowie Post Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Orizoba Spence1847-1876American soldier
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fort Bowie Post Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
32.14672, -109.44835
What Fort Bowie Post 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
- Hurtado Family Ranch CemeteryWillcox, AZCemetery7.5 mi
- Riggs CemeteryWillcox, AZCemetery8.2 mi
- Erickson CemeteryWillcox, AZCemetery10 mi
- Neighborhood CemeteryWillcox, AZCemetery10 mi
- Dos Cabezas Pioneer CemeteryWillcox, AZCemetery11 mi
- Bowie Desert Rest CemeterySwift Trail Junction, AZCemetery13 mi
- Homewood CemeterySafford, AZCemetery14 mi
Funeral homes near Fort Bowie Post Cemetery
- Westlawn Chapel and Mortuary24 miMortuary · Willcox · (520) 384-2413
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