About Higbee Cemetery
Higbee Cemetery is a cemetery near La Junta, Otero County, Colorado. It lies about 16 mi north of La Junta. The grounds sit at about 4,216 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Eugene Narcisse Gaussoin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 195722. The nearest other listed cemetery is Martinez Cemetery, about 3.3 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Johnson-Romero Funeral Home in La Junta, about 16 mi away. It is one of 14 cemeteries we list in Otero County, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, La Junta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Higbee Cemetery
- Eugene Narcisse Gaussoin1812-1881Mining engineer and metallurgist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Higbee 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
37.76325, -103.45600
What Higbee 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 Higbee Cemetery
- Johnson-Romero Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · La Junta · (719) 384-8200
- Peacock-Larsen Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · La Junta · (719) 384-8777
- Horber Funeral Chapel25 miFuneral chapel · Las Animas · (719) 456-1339
- Bellwood Ustick Funeral Home25 miFuneral home · Rocky Ford · (719) 254-3434
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