About Encinoso Cemetery
Encinoso Cemetery is a cemetery near Capitan, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It lies about 10 mi south of Capitan. The grounds sit at about 6,312 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 906173. The nearest other listed cemetery is Patos Cemetery, about 7.4 mi to the northwest. It is one of 33 cemeteries we list in Lincoln County, and 2 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Lincoln County dates to 1880.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Capitan. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
33.68619, -105.50414
What Encinoso 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
- Patos CemeteryCapitan, NMCemetery7.4 mi
- Silva CemeteryCapitan, NMCemetery9.9 mi
- Capitan CemeteryEast Last Road, Capitan, NMCemetery11 mi
- Reventon CemeteryCarrizozo, NMCemetery11 mi
- New Fort Stanton CemeteryNM 220, Fort Stanton, NMCemetery14 mi
- Griego CemeteryUS 380, Lincoln, NMCemetery14 mi
- Fort Stanton CemeteryCapitan, NMCemetery14 mi
- Carrabajal CemeteryCapitan, NMCemetery14 mi
- Pleasant View CemeteryCapitan, NMCemetery14 mi
- Nogal CemeteryCapitan, NMCemetery14 mi
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