About Rivera Cemetery
Rivera Cemetery is a cemetery near Clayton, Union County, New Mexico. It lies about 27 mi southeast of Clayton. The grounds sit at about 5,499 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 893983. The nearest other listed cemetery is Padilla Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the south. It is one of 48 cemeteries we list in Union County, and 4 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Clayton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
36.78050, -103.45809
What Rivera 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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