Sierra County New Mexico Cemeteries

Animas Creek Able Cemetery

Cemetery: Animas Creek Able Cemetery
GPS: N 32.97390 W 107.34790
County: Sierra
Directions: Private cemetery with 3 graves. I-25 Exit 63, E 0.2 mi to NM 187. N 0.8 mi on NM 187 to Animas Creek Rd (County Road B050) going W. W 2.8 mi on Animas Creek Rd (CR B050) to CR B059 going N. Follow CR B059 N 0.4 mi to cemetery, due N of residence.

Arrey Catholic Cemetery

Cemetery: Arrey Catholic Cemetery
AKA: San Jose Church Cemetery
GPS: N 32.84638 W 107.32058
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 Exit 59; S 3.5 mi on NM 187, set back on W side.

Arrey Cemetery, Arrey

Arrey Cemetery, Arrey, Sierra County, New Mexico

Arrey Cemetery, Arrey, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cemetery: Arrey Cemetery
GPS: N 32.84806 W 107.31978
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 Exit 59; S 3.4 mi on NM 187, W side.

Arrey Community Church Cemetery

Arrey Community Church Cemetery, Sierra County, New Mexico

Arrey Community Church Cemetery, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cemetery: Arrey Community Church Cemetery
GPS: N 32.81341 W 107.31240
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 Exit 59; S and SE 6 mi on NM 187, SW side.

Caballo Cemetery, Caballo

Caballo Cemetery, Caballo, Sierra County, New Mexico

Caballo Cemetery, Caballo, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cemetery: Caballo Cemetery
GPS: N 32.92493 W 107.32007
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 Exit 63; E 0.2 mi to NM 187; 2 mi S on NM 187 to Snake Springs Rd (County Rd B046); W 0.2 mi to Cemetery, S side.

Cuchillo Community Cemetery, Cuchillo

Cuchillo Community Cemetery, Cuchillo, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cuchillo Community Cemetery, Cuchillo, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cemetery: Cuchillo Community Cemetery
GPS: N 33.23318 W 107.35026
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 Exit 83; 7.5 mi N, W and S on NM 52 to Muskrat Road; S over cattle guard and keep right on Yuca Lane to cemetery.

Fort McRae Cemetery

The Confederate Campaign in New Mexico, 1861-1862

Map showing the location of McRae Fort and the Battle of Valverde, before both were inundated by lake Elephant Butte.

Cemetery: Fort McRae Cemetery
GPS: N 33.19527 W 107.16473
County: Sierra
Directions: You will need a boat and scuba gear to visit this abandoned cemetery beneath Elephant Butte Lake.

Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro

Hillsboro Cemetery, Sierra County, New Mexico

Hillsboro Cemetery, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cemetery: Hillsboro Cemetery
GPS: N 32.91742 W 107.56518
County: Sierra
Directions: From I-25 Exit 63, W on NM 152 to Hillsboro. S 0.3 mi on NM 27 to cemetery.

Hot Springs Cemetery, Truth or Consequences

Hot Springs Cemetery, Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico

Hot Springs Cemetery, Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cemetery: Hot Springs Cemetery
GPS: N 33.13933 W 107.24918
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 exit 79, E and S on Date St (BUS 25) to East Ninth Street; E 1 block to cemetery.

Lake Valley Cemetery

Lake Valley Cemetery, Sierra County, New Mexico

Lake Valley Cemetery, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cemetery: Lake Valley Cemetery
GPS: N 32.71463 W 107.56687
County: Sierra
Directions: From Hatch, NM, NW and W 18.5 mi on NM 26 to NM 27 (Nutt); N 12.5 mi on NM 27 to cemetery access road, W side.

Monticello Cemetery, Monticello

Cemetery: Monticello Cemetery
GPS: N 33.39037 W 107.45065
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 Exit 83; from the W side of interchange, about 4.8 mi N and W on NM 52 to NM 142; about 16.5 mi NW and W on NM 142 to St. Ignatius church, (N side); S 0.6 mi on County Road CO32 (across from church) to cemetery entrance lane, W side; W to cemetery.

Mountain View Cemetery, Chloride

Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery
GPS: N 33.33724 W 107.68369
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 Exit 83, N on NM 181 past airport to NM 52, W on 52 to Winston; S on Republic Road and CR C005 (may have a 157 marker) to CR 007 going W; N and W on CR 007 and CR 006 (Wall Street) to Chloride; Cemetery is S of Wall Street and to the W.

Seco Creek Cemetery, Caballo

Cemetery: Seco Creek Cemetery
GPS: N 32.98497 W 107.30419
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 Exit 63; E to NM 187; N 2.5 mi on NN 187 to just past the Seco Creek. E side. Private cemetery on old homestead. 4 graves, only 1 marked.

Tidd Family Cemetery, Las Palomas

Cemetery: Tidd Family Cemetery
GPS: N 33.06251 W 107.30135
County: Sierra
Directions: I-25 Exit 71; E 0.5 mi on County Road B068. Private cemetery on N side of road and S side of creek at or on the Patty Tidd Farm.. Exact location unknown.

Veterans Memorial Park Columbarium, Truth or Consequences

Veterans Memorial Park Columbarium, Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico

Veterans Memorial Park Columbarium, Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cemetery: Veterans Memorial Park Columbarium
GPS: N 33.12060 W 107.26470
County: Sierra
Directions: 996 S. Broadway. I-25 Exit 75; NE and E on Broadway (I- 25 Bus). S side, on the grounds of New Mexico State Veterans Home.

Vista Memory Gardens, Truth or Consequences

Vista Memory Gardens, Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico

Vista Memory Gardens, Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico

Cemetery: Vista Memory Gardens
GPS: N 33.15758 W 107.26250
County: Sierra
Directions: Exit 79 from I-25 at Truth or Consequences; W at top of off ramp onto Cemetery Road, just past large water tank, N side.

What’s New?

Los Alamosa Cemetery, Sierra County, New Mexico

Los Alamosa Cemetery, Sierra County, New Mexico

This is information about Los Alamosa Cemetery in Sierra County, New Mexico. This cemetery is under water about a mile from shore, Elephant Butte Reservoir. There were some burials here before they built the dam. We cannot find whether they moved them (surely they did?) or it was just flooded. The dam was built in the 1916.

Sierra County was formed 3 April 1884 out of portions of Socorro, Grant and Dona Ana Counties. Due to the location and population, Hillsboro became the first county seat. The Hillsboro Post Office was the hub for mail transportation to the surrounding offices in the southern part of the county. This county has many hills and mountains, especially attractive is the Sierra de los Caballos range. Hot Springs was the original county seat. It was changed in name to Truth or Consequences in 1950 after the famous TV show. It is commonly known today as T or C.

Old Cemetery List

Being caught in transition, unfortunately, temporarily brings with it 2 different methods of finding a grave. The list above are cemeteries which have been added to the new website, while the cemeteries in the list below are those that have not yet been transferred to this website. As we move the cemeteries over to the newer format, they will disappear below and appear above.

Note that the cemeteries in the list below are not searchable using the search for the website!

Animas Graham
Apodaca
Armijo Family
Arrey
Arrey Community
Chiz
Chloride Mountain View
Cutter
Dines Ranch
Elephant Butte
Engle
Eugene Manlove
Hermosa
Kingston
Los Palomas
Nunn
San Miguel (SW of Cuchillo)
Santo Nino Chloride