Old Fort Sumner Cemetery in Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Old Fort Sumner Cemetery is a cemetery near Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico. It lies about 5.6 mi northwest of Fort Sumner. The grounds sit at about 3,966 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Billy the Kid, Charlie Bowdre and Tom O'Folliard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 897155. The nearest other listed cemetery is La Lande Cemetery, about 4.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chavez Funeral Home in Fort Sumner, about 5.7 mi away. It is one of 13 cemeteries we list in De Baca County, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fort Sumner. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

• Billy the Kid1859-1881
  American outlaw and gunfighter
• Charlie Bowdre1848-1880
  American outlaw
• Tom O'Folliard1858-1880
  American outlaw

People whose Wikidata entry gives Old Fort Sumner 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.

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.

• La Lande Cemetery

  La Lande, NM
  Cemetery

  4.7 mi
• Fort Sumner Cemetery

  Hill Dunn Street, Fort Sumner, NM
  Cemetery

  5.5 mi
• McCabe Cemetery

  McCabe Street, Fort Sumner, NM
  Cemetery

  6.3 mi
• Ricardo Cemetery

  Fort Sumner, NM
  Cemetery

  11 mi
• Taiban Cemetery

  County Road 3-2, Taiban, NM
  Cemetery

  11 mi
• Morris Cemetery

  Fort Sumner, NM
  Cemetery

  11 mi
• Blanco Cemetery

  Fort Sumner, NM
  Cemetery

  14 mi

• Chavez Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Fort Sumner · (575) 355-2311
  5.7 mi

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