About Sylvan Cemetery
Sylvan Cemetery is a cemetery near Dove Creek, Montezuma County, Colorado. It lies about 13 mi north of Dove Creek. The grounds sit at about 6,877 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 178752. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fairview Cemetery, about 8.3 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Ertel Funeral Home and Crematory in Cortez, about 23 mi away. It is one of 17 cemeteries we list in Montezuma County, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dove Creek. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.57943, -108.88564
What Sylvan 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.
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Funeral homes near Sylvan Cemetery
- Ertel Funeral Home and Crematory23 miCremation provider · Cortez · (970) 565-3468
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