About Cañon Plaza Catholic Cemetery
Cañon Plaza Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It lies about 25 mi northwest of Tierra Amarilla. The grounds sit at about 7,772 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2796700. The nearest other listed cemetery is Tusas Cemetery, about 8.6 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Funeraria "San José" in Ojo Caliente, about 18 mi away. It is one of 75 cemeteries we list in Rio Arriba County, and 2 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Tierra Amarilla. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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36.54399, -106.14403
What Cañon Plaza Catholic 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
- Tusas CemeteryTierra Amarilla, NMCemetery8.6 mi
- Ancones CemeteryOhkay Owingeh, NMCemetery9.3 mi
- Tres Piedras Cemetery38431 US 285, Tres Piedras, NMCemetery12 mi
- La Cueva CemeteryOhkay Owingeh, NMCemetery13 mi
- El Rito Community Cemetery2 CR 247, El Rito, NMCemetery14 mi
- Cemeterio de San Juan Nepomuseno1163 New Mexico State Highway 554, El Rito, NMCatholic cemetery14 mi
- Las Placitas Cemetery*151 NM 215, El Rito, NMCemetery15 mi
Funeral homes near Cañon Plaza Catholic Cemetery
- Funeraria "San José"18 miFuneral home · Ojo Caliente · (458) 944-4946
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
Is Cañon Plaza Catholic Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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