About La Veta Cemetery
La Veta Cemetery is a cemetery near Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. It lies about 15 mi northeast of Walsenburg. The grounds sit at about 7,152 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Samuel Fielden. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 203722. The nearest other listed cemetery is La Whatoya Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Boies-Ortega Funeral Home in Walsenburg, about 15 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Huerfano County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Walsenburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at La Veta Cemetery
- Samuel Fielden1847-1922American anarchist
People whose Wikidata entry gives La Veta 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
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What La Veta 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 Whatoya CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery0.6 mi
- Old La Veta CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery1.6 mi
- Chavez CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery5.9 mi
- Oak View CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery6.2 mi
- North Veta CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery7.5 mi
- Laguna CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery9.8 mi
- Thomas Rodger CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery11 mi
- Sanches CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery13 mi
- Huerfano Masonic CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery14 mi
- South Saint Mary CemeteryWalsenburg, COCemetery15 mi
Funeral homes near La Veta Cemetery
- Boies-Ortega Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Walsenburg · (719) 738-2152
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