About Tortugas Cemetery
Tortugas Cemetery is a cemetery near University Park, Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It lies about 1.0 mi north of University Park. The grounds sit at about 3,917 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 895776. The nearest other listed cemetery is San Albino Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Baca's Funeral Chapels and Sunset Crematory in Las Cruces, about 2.1 mi away. It is one of 43 cemeteries we list in Doña Ana County, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 43 listings in Doña Ana County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, University Park. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
32.26953, -106.74804
What Tortugas 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
- San Albino CemeteryMesilla, NMCemetery2.4 mi
- Odd Fellow Cemetery787 South Compress Road, Las Cruces, NMChurch cemetery3.0 mi
- Barela Catholic Cemetery787 South Compress Road, Las Cruces, NMCatholic cemetery3.0 mi
- Masonic Cemetery760 South Compress Road, Las Cruces, NMChurch cemetery3.1 mi
- Dona Ana County CemeteryLas Cruces, NMMunicipal cemetery3.2 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryLas Cruces, NMCemetery3.2 mi
- Acres De Dios CemeteryLas Cruces, NMCemetery3.6 mi
- Community CemeteryEast Hernandez Road, Las Cruces, NMCemetery4.4 mi
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery5140 West Picacho Avenue, Las Cruces, NMMemorial park6.5 mi
- Missionary Ridge CemeteryMesquite, NMCemetery6.8 mi
Funeral homes near Tortugas Cemetery
- Baca's Funeral Chapels and Sunset Crematory2.1 miCremation provider · Las Cruces · (575) 527-2222
- Getz Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Las Cruces · (575) 526-2419
- La Paz-Graham's Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Las Cruces · (575) 526-6891
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