Cemeteries in Fort Sumner, New Mexico

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

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Fort Sumner, New Mexico , 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 Fort Sumner, New Mexico .

Our database contains records of burials from 5 cemeteries.

Fort Sumner is the spring and fall home of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, and is home to the burial site of famed outlaw of the American West, Billy the Kid, who was shot and killed there in 1881.

Named after former New Mexico military governor Edwin Vose Sumner, Fort Sumner was a military fort charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868.

Billy the Kid, the notorious Old West outlaw, was buried in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, about 150 miles southeast of Santa Fe.