Cemeteries in San Luis, Colorado

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

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in San Luis, 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 San Luis, Colorado .

Our database contains records of burials from 6 cemeteries.

The town was established by Hispanic settlers from the Taos Valley. They founded a few different villages on the Rio Culebra in the San Luis Valley. A church was built in the central village known as La Plaza Medio in 1851. In honor of its patron saint, it was renamed to San Luis de la Culebra.

San Luis, the oldest town in Colorado, was established on April 5, 1851, with a present population of approximately 750. San Luis is predominately Hispanic, with strong ties to Spain's religious, cultural, and artistic traditions.

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.

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.