About Sanford Cemetery
Sanford Cemetery is a cemetery near Conejos, Conejos County, Colorado. It lies about 12 mi southwest of Conejos. The grounds sit at about 7,618 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Josie Pearl. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 192988. The nearest other listed cemetery is La Jara Cemetery, about 5.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Romero Funeral Home in Alamosa, about 15 mi away. It is one of 20 cemeteries we list in Conejos County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Conejos. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sanford Cemetery
- Josie Pearl1873-1962American prospector
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sanford 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
37.23711, -105.91069
What Sanford 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
- La Jara CemeteryAlamosa, COCemetery5.0 mi
- Sowards CemeteryConejos, COCemetery5.7 mi
- Old Manassa CemeteryConejos, COCemetery5.7 mi
- Los Cerritos CemeteryConejos, COCemetery6.1 mi
- New Manassa CemeteryConejos, COCemetery6.1 mi
- Lasauses CemeteryAlamosa, COCemetery8.5 mi
- La Isla CemeteryConejos, COCemetery11 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryConejos, COCemetery11 mi
- Capulin CemeteryAlamosa, COCemetery12 mi
- Lobatos CemeteryConejos, COCemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Sanford Cemetery
- Romero Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Alamosa
- Romero Valley Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Alamosa · (719) 589-9200
- Rogers Family Mortuary16 miMortuary · Alamosa · (719) 589-4271
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