Cemeteries in Kit Carson, Colorado

Private Cemeteries in Kit Carson, Colorado often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Kit Carson, Colorado are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Kit Carson, Colorado are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Kit Carson, Colorado , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Kit Carson, Colorado .

Our database contains records of burials from 1 cemeteries.

Marker at the original gravesite of legendary western scout Christopher "Kit" Carson, in Boggsville, a town in Bent County, Colorado. Carson was buried here inalongside his wife, Josefa, but a year later both bodies were moved to what is now a more impressive gravesite in Taos, New Mexico .

Notables buried here are; Christopher "Kit" Carson, a legendary scout, Padre Antonio Martinez, a famous educator and church leader, and Mabel Dodge Lujan. Others buried here are the soldiers and other local citizens killed during the January 1847 rebellion here in Taos.

To date, Colorado law does not require that a dead human body or fetus be buried in an established cemetery. Bodies or fetuses may be buried on private land unless local ordinances prohibit it. Cremation is considered "final disposition" and the State retains no control over disposition of the ashes.

Vital records, including birth, and death records are confidential per Colorado state statute (C.R.S. 25-2-117). As a result, Colorado vital records are not public records and therefore not searchable online.

Vital records, including birth, and death records are confidential per Colorado state statute (C.R.S. 25-2-117). As a result, Colorado vital records are not public records and therefore not searchable online.

To date, Colorado law does not require that a dead human body or fetus be buried in an established cemetery. Bodies or fetuses may be buried on private land unless local ordinances prohibit it. Cremation is considered "final disposition" and the State retains no control over disposition of the ashes.