About South Park Cemetery
South Park Cemetery is a cemetery near Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico. It lies about 2.5 mi north of Roswell. The grounds sit at about 3,615 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 15 notable people buried here, including James F. Hinkle, Walter Haut and Andrew H. Burke. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 895094. The nearest other listed cemetery is St Peter, about 1.9 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home in Roswell, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 14 cemeteries we list in Chaves County, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Roswell. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at South Park Cemetery
Among them: 2 governors, 2 World War II veterans, 1 football player, 1 artist, 1 baseball player, 1 musician, 1 writer.
- James F. Hinkle1862-1951American politician
- Walter Haut1922-2005American public information officer
- Andrew H. Burke1850-1918American politician
- Maurice Garland Fulton1877-1955American historian
- Ross L. Malone1910-1974American lawyer
- Elizabeth Garrett1885-19471885-1947 musician and songwriter , daughter of Pat Garrett
- Hiram M. Dow1885-1969American politician
- Joe Bauman1922-2005American baseball player
- R. R. Brown1879-1950American football and baseball coach
- William D. Allison1861-1923American lawman
- Florence Ann Morris1876-1947American painter
- John William Poe1850-1923American banker and writer
Show all 15 notable burials
- R. Rolland Armstrong1910-1995
- Robert Thomas Mellard1849-1937Pioneer
- Sallie Lytle Wilson1854-1927
People whose Wikidata entry gives South Park 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
33.35818, -104.51727
What South Park 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 South Park Cemetery
- Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Roswell · (575) 622-5888
- Ballard Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Roswell · (575) 622-1121
- Lagrone Funeral Chapel & Crematory1.8 miCremation provider · Roswell · (575) 623-2323
- Roswell Crematory Inc1.8 miCremation provider · Roswell
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