About Prairie Haven Cemetery
Prairie Haven Cemetery is a cemetery near Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico. It lies about 1.9 mi northwest of Hobbs. The grounds sit at about 3,602 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: James Murray, Sr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 893461. The nearest other listed cemetery is Everglades Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Griffin Funeral Home in Hobbs, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Lea County, and 4 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hobbs. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Prairie Haven Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader.
- James Murray, Sr.1889-1946American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Prairie Haven 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
32.68392, -103.11271
What Prairie Haven 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 Prairie Haven Cemetery
- Griffin Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Hobbs · (575) 393-2444
- Calvary Memorial Funeral Home3.4 miFuneral home · Hobbs · (575) 392-0677
- Chapel of Hope Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral chapel · Hobbs · (575) 392-5683
- Calvary Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Eunice · (575) 394-2494
- Kirby-Smith Rogers Funeral Home23 miFuneral home · Lovington · (575) 396-2221
- Stevens Funeral Home23 miFuneral home · Lovington · (575) 396-8081
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