About Lincoln Cemetery
Lincoln Cemetery is a cemetery in Lincoln, Lincoln County, New Mexico. The grounds sit at about 5,663 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 931272. The nearest other listed cemetery is Griego Cemetery, about 2.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Professional Crematory Services in Ruidoso, about 18 mi away. It is one of 33 cemeteries we list in Lincoln County, and 11 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Lincoln County dates to 1880.
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33.48529, -105.37571
What Lincoln 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
- Griego CemeteryUS 380, Lincoln, NMCemetery2.3 mi
- San Patricio Catholic Church CemeteryCapitan, NMCatholic cemetery5.1 mi
- San Patricio CemeteryCapitan, NMCemetery5.1 mi
- Saint Jude Catholic Mission CemeteryRuidoso Downs, NMCatholic cemetery5.8 mi
- Glencoe CemeteryOld Highway Road, Glencoe, NMCemetery5.9 mi
- George Coe CemeteryGlencoe, NMCemetery6.8 mi
- Fritz CemeteryUS 380, Hondo, NMCemetery7.3 mi
- New Fort Stanton CemeteryNM 220, Fort Stanton, NMCemetery8.0 mi
- Fort Stanton CemeteryCapitan, NMCemetery8.6 mi
- Escondido CemeteryCapitan, NMCemetery8.7 mi
Funeral homes near Lincoln Cemetery
- Professional Crematory Services18 miCremation provider · Ruidoso · (575) 630-0161
- LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso19 miFuneral chapel · Ruidoso · (575) 257-7303
- New Dawn Cremations19 miFuneral home · Ruidoso · (575) 630-0161
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lincoln Cemetery located?
Lincoln Cemetery is at US 380, Lincoln, NM in Lincoln County. GPS coordinates: 33.48529, -105.37571.
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