About Peñas Negras Cemetery
Peñas Negras Cemetery is a catholic cemetery in Taos, Taos County, New Mexico. The grounds sit at about 6,745 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 909542. The nearest other listed cemetery is Eretz Shalom Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is DeVargas Funeral Home of Taos & Taos Memorial Gardens in Taos, about 2.3 mi away. It is one of 60 cemeteries we list in Taos County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 60 listings in Taos County have a phone number or website on record.
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36.39197, -105.62830
What Peñas Negras 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
- Eretz Shalom Cemetery2 Glory Road, Rancho De Taos, NMJewish cemetery1.6 mi
- Los Cordovas Cemetery157 Los Cordovas Road, Los Cordovas, NMCemetery1.7 mi
- Pacheco CemeteryCamino del Medio, Taos, NMCemetery1.8 mi
- Graham CemeteryTaos, NMCemetery1.9 mi
- Hart Cemetery32-34 NM 240, Rancho de Taos, NMCemetery2.2 mi
- Martinez Cemetery30 SR-240, Taos, NMCemetery2.2 mi
- Jesus Nazareno CemeteryRanchos de Taos, NMCemetery2.7 mi
- Old Llano Quemado Cemetery23 Hilltop Road, Llano Quemado, NMCemetery2.9 mi
- Descariso CemeteryRanchos de Taos, NMCemetery3.0 mi
- LaLoma CemeteryTaos, NMCemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Peñas Negras Cemetery
- DeVargas Funeral Home of Taos & Taos Memorial Gardens2.3 miFuneral home · Taos · (866) 657-4019
- Rivera Family Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Taos
- Rivera Family Funerals & Cremations of Taos2.5 miFuneral home · Taos · (575) 758-3841
- Funeraria "San José"24 miFuneral home · Ojo Caliente · (458) 944-4946
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Peñas Negras Cemetery located?
Peñas Negras Cemetery is at 247 Ranchitos Road, Taos, NM 87571 in Taos County. GPS coordinates: 36.39197, -105.62830.
Is Peñas Negras Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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