About Crested Butte Cemetery
Crested Butte Cemetery is a cemetery near Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. It lies about 0.9 mi southwest of Crested Butte. The grounds sit at about 8,888 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Virginia Satir and Peter C. Hoch. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2123875. The nearest other listed cemetery is Irwin Cemetery, about 7.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gunnison Funeral Services in Gunnison, about 23 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Gunnison County, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Crested Butte. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Crested Butte Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Virginia Satir1916-1988American psychotherapist & non-fiction author
- Peter C. Hoch1917-1993American pediatrician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Crested Butte 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
38.87750, -106.97500
What Crested Butte 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
Funeral homes near Crested Butte Cemetery
- Gunnison Funeral Services23 miFuneral home · Gunnison · (970) 641-1806
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