Excerpted from Colorado
Cemetery Guide,
Edited by Kay R. Merrill and published by the Colorado
Council of Genealogical Societies. 1985
| Cemetery / Grave Name | Location | Type | History | Status |
| Arrowhead Indian Burials | On Arrowhead Ranch 5 mi N of Blanca | Private | Destroyed | |
| Blanca Cemetery | 1 mi N, 1 mi W of Blanca | Public | 1st known bur 1910 | In use |
| Brennaman, Ed Cemetery | 1 mile S. of Ft Garland | Private | 1st known burial 1918 | Abandoned; 5 graves |
| Brennaman, Julia Cemetery | at top of hill overlooking Ft Garland | Private, family | 1st burial before 1919, last 1934 | Abandoned; 6 graves |
| Chalifues Cemetery | Sec 27 of T1N-R73W | |||
| Chama New Catholic Cemetery | 1/2 mile S. of Chama - P.O. Box 99, Chama, CO 81126 | Church | Est. 1945 | In use |
| Chama Old Catholic Cemetery | SE edge of Chama on a mesa | Church | 1st known burial 1906 | Full; No longer used |
| Chama Protestant Cemetery | 1/2 mile S. of Chama | Unknown | 1st burial 1949, last 1961 | In use |
| Cordova, Luisita grave | 2 mi NW of Garcia | Single grave | abandoned | |
| Dow Cemetery | behind old Dow place, SW of Ft. Garland | Private | 5 graves, possibly family of children who died of scarlet fever | destroyed |
| Eastdale Cemetery | Ranch Road at Town of Eastdale, 2 mi N of Jarosa. Records kept by the San Luis Valley Historical Society | Public | Est. 1890, 1st known burial 1891 | abandoned, 20 graves |
| Fort Garland New Catholic Cemetery, aka Ft Garland-Blanca Cemetery | 1 1/2 mi W of Ft Garland | Public | est ca 1948 | in use |
| Fort Garland Civilian Cemetery, aka Ute Creek Cemetery | 1 mi N of Ft Garland, W of Ute Creek on Emmett Calkins ranch | Public, Civilian | est before Ft Garland | abandoned 20-30 graves |
| Fort Garland Soldiers Cemetery | on 2nd hill E of Ft Garland | Military | 4 known graves, last burialca 1886 | when Fort was abandoned in 1883 most military burials were removed to Ft Leavenworth KS |
| Fort Garland Presbyterian Cemetery, aka Fort Garland Cemetery | S of Town of Fort Garland and W of the fort | Church | est 1921 | in use |
| Garcia Catholic Cemetery | NW of Garcia on road to Jaroso | Church | 1st bur 1945, prior to 1945 Catholics bur in Costilla, NM Cemetery | in use |
| Garcia Pentecostal Cemetery | NW of Garcia, on road to Jaroso | Church | in use | |
| Garcia Presbyterian Cemetery | 1/2 mi W of Garcia Post Office | Church | est 1906 | in use |
| Gardner, Mary grave | on Ute Mtn Ranch, N of Jaroso, exact location unknown | Single grave | d ca 1959 | abandoned |
| Garland City Cemetery | E of Ft Garland, at site of old Garland City | Public | 1st known bur 1877; last marked grave 1880 | abandoned, 13-14 graves |
| Gonzales, Vincente Cemetery | On ranch between San Pablo & Los Fuertes where he lived, 50 yards from house under a large tree | Private | 5-6 children's graves | abandoned |
| Hillside Cemetery, aka McMullen Cemetery | 1 1/2 mi W of Ft. Garland, 1/2 mi N of U.S. 160; Records kept by the San Luis Historical Society | Public | 1st bur 1875 - Present | in use |
| Hoffman Cemetery | SE of Ft Garland below Mtn Home Resv Dam | Private, family | 3 graves of Joseph Hoffman family | abandoned |
| Jaroso Cemetery, aka Mtn View Cemetery | 1 mi N of Jaroso | Church | 1st known bur 1914; 7th Day Adventist Settlement | in use |
| Jesus Only Cemetery | just below forks of Culebra River, W of Culebra Canyon Catholic Church | Church | 26 graves, only 1 marker, 1956 | in use |
| Los Fuertes Cemetery, aka Vallejos Cemetery, aka San Isidro Cemetery | 1/2 m E of Los Fuertes | Catholic & Protestant sections | Oldest marked grave 1925 | in use |
| Mesita Cemetery | 1/2 mi N of Mesita | Public | Inc. 1915, 1st known bur 1916 | in use |
| Mortimer Cemetery | exact location unknown T29S-R71W | |||
| Ojito Cemetery | exact location unknown | T31S-R72W | ||
| Old Town Cemetery | 3/4 mi S of Viejo San Acacio | |||
| Placer Cemetery, aka Russell Cemetery | on hill at town of Russell | Public | est 1869, 1st marked bur 1880 | maintained |
| Rural Cemetery #1 | S of Town of San Luison San Pedro Mesa | Unknown | several graves; possibly one family who died during World War I epidemic | abandoned, burials may have been removed to San Pedro Cem |
| Rural Cemetery #2 | on road going across foothills from White Mtn Ranch to Arrowhead Ranch, NW of Blanca | Unknown | 2 graves, names unknown | abandoned |
| San Acacio New Cemetery | 3/4 mi S of San Acacio | Public | 1st marked grave 1906 | in use |
| San Acacio Old Cemetery, aka Viejo Cemetery | in Catholic Churchyard in Viejo San Acacio | Church | oldest marked grave 1907 | cemetery full |
| San Francisco Cemetery | 1/4 mi N of San Francisco & Highway 242 | Church | in use | |
| San Luis New Cemetery | at bottom of hill, 1/2 mi E of San Luis | Public | 1st bur 1930 | in use |
| San Luis Old Cemetery | on brow of hill, 1/2 mi E of San Luis | Public | 1st marked grave 1869 | cemetery full |
| San Luis Original Cemetery | in town of San Luis | Public | oldest cemetery at San Luis | abandoned, most burials removed to cemetery E of San Luis |
| San Luis Pentecostal Cemetery | 1/2 mi E of San Luis, across from Old San Luis Cemetery | Church | fenced, 3 graves | in use |
| San Pablo Cemetery, aka Vallejos Protestant Cemetery | 1/2 mi E of Los Fuertes | unknown | when Highway 242 paved, most burials removed to San Pedro Cemetery | abandoned |
| San Pedro #1 Cemetery | on site of the AlfonsoManzanares home in San Pablo area | unknown | first cemetery | destroyed |
| San Pedro #2 Cemetery | 1 mile N. of intersection of Colo 242 & 152, at San Pedro | Unknown | 1st marked grave 1882 | In use |
| Shumate Indian Burial | E of Sangre de Cristo Creek & E of Shumate place | private | destroyed | |
| Sierra Cemetery | at Sierra, on Denver & Rio Grande Western RR, 2 mi E of US 160 & 8 mi W of Veta Pass | Public | ca 1915 | abandoned, 9 graves |
| Spring Creek Cemetery, aka Billy Meyer Cem, aka Myer Cem | 1 mi W of Ft Garland and1/2 mi N of US #160 | Public | 1st marked grave 1918, last 1959 | contains 137 graves |
| Tobin Ranch Cemetery | at old Tobin Ranch SW of Ft Garland | Private | children of ranch hands? | abandoned |
| Trinidad Bernal Cemetery | Up Culebra Valley from Chama, on hill overlooking Culebra River. Records kept by The San Luis Valley Historical Soceity | Private | 1st known bur 1939, last 1945 | maintained |
| Trujillo Cemetery | Unknown, possibly in Sec 15-T30S-R72W | |||
| Unknown Grave | 100 yards from Ft Garland Civil Cemetery | Single grave | headstone date 1660, possibly burial of a padre | Stone was at Ft Garland museum |
| Vigil, Abel ranch Cemetery | ranch 2 mi S of San Pablo, cem at edge of a field at foot of some rolling hills | Private | 6 graves, all Vigil family members, 1st known burial 1918 | Abandoned |
| Funeral Homes | Address | Phone Number | ||
| Butler-Showalter Chapel | 1978 - 1997; In 1997 renamed to Roger's Family Mortuary | Owned by Kenneth P. Butler | ||
| Lorton & Miracle | of Alamosa, opened a branch in San Luis in 1938. | |||
| Myers Mortuary | 1972 - ?; Rogers Family Mortuary baught them out | Owned by John M. Myers | ||
| Rogers Family Mortuary | 205 State Avenue Alamosa, CO 81101 |
719-589-4271 | They use to have a facility in San Luis, records now kept in Alamosa | |
| Romero Funeral Home | 1407 State Avenue Alamosa, CO 81101 |
719-589-9200 | 1981 - Present | |
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