About Dawson Cemetery
Dawson Cemetery is a cemetery near Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico. It lies about 25 mi northeast of Raton. The grounds sit at about 6,398 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2796756. The nearest other listed cemetery is Chase Family Cemetery, about 11 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Yaksich Long Funeral Home in Raton, about 24 mi away. It is one of 27 cemeteries we list in Colfax County, and no other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Raton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
36.65531, -104.76761
What Dawson 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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Funeral homes near Dawson Cemetery
- Yaksich Long Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Raton
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