About Greenmount Cemetery
Greenmount Cemetery is a cemetery near Durango, La Plata County, Colorado. The grounds sit at about 6,683 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Turrell V. Wylie, Robert Haugen and John F. Reed. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1794949. The nearest mortuary we know of is Hood Mortuary in Durango, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 19 cemeteries we list in La Plata County, and 5 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Durango. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenmount Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader.
- Turrell V. Wylie1927-1984American tibetologist
- Robert Haugen1942-2013American economist
- John F. Reed1911-1997American scientist and botanical collector
- Mildred Gant Stites Reed1912-1967American botanical collector
People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenmount 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
37.27548, -107.88918
What Greenmount 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 Greenmount Cemetery
- Family Craft Memorials0.6 miMonument dealer · Durango · (970) 247-4571
- Hood Mortuary0.7 miMortuary · Durango · (970) 247-2312
- Williams Funeral Home & JWN Crematory4.7 miCremation provider · Durango · (970) 259-4287
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