About Whitetail Cemetery
Whitetail Cemetery is a cemetery near Ruidoso Downs, Otero County, New Mexico. It lies about 7.9 mi north of Ruidoso Downs. The grounds sit at about 7,618 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 896557. The nearest other listed cemetery is Stetson Cemetery, about 9.5 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Professional Crematory Services in Ruidoso, about 8.1 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Otero County, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ruidoso Downs. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
33.21663, -105.57495
What Whitetail 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
- Stetson CemeteryUS 70, Ruidoso Downs, NMCemetery9.5 mi
- Forest Lawn CemeteryRuidoso, NMCemetery11 mi
- Gavilan Memorial Gardens CemeteryRuidoso, NMMemorial park11 mi
- Billy The Kid CemetaryRuidoso Downs, NMCemetery12 mi
- San Ysidro CemeterySan Ysidro Lane, Ruidoso Downs, NMCemetery12 mi
- Mescalero Indian CemeteryMescalero, NMCemetery13 mi
- Blazers CemeteryMescalero, NMCemetery13 mi
- George Coe CemeteryGlencoe, NMCemetery15 mi
Funeral homes near Whitetail Cemetery
- Professional Crematory Services8.1 miCremation provider · Ruidoso · (575) 630-0161
- LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso8.1 miFuneral chapel · Ruidoso · (575) 257-7303
- New Dawn Cremations8.3 miFuneral home · Ruidoso · (575) 630-0161
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