Fort Lyon National Cemetery
Fort Lyon National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Las Animas in Bent County, Colorado. It encompasses 51.9 acres and as of 2014 had 2,556 interments.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: veterans cemetery in Bent County, Colorado
- Also known as: “Fort Lyon Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Lyon.
Fort Lyon
Social service facility
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Fort Lyon was composed of two 19th-century military fort complexes in southeastern Colorado. The initial fort, also called Fort Wise, operated from 1860 to 1867. Fort Lyon is situated 3,000 feet south of Fort Lyon National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Lyon and Las Animas.
Fort Lyon
Hamlet
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Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States.
Las Animas
Town
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Las Animas is the statutory city that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Bent County, Colorado, United States. Las Animas is situated 5 miles west of Fort Lyon National Cemetery.
Boggsville
Locality
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Boggsville is an extinct town located in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The town was located near the Purgatoire River about 3 miles above the Purgatoire's confluence with the Arkansas River. Boggsville is situated 5 miles southwest of Fort Lyon National Cemetery.
Fort Lyon National Cemetery
- Categories: military cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
- Location: Bent, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.08429° or 38° 5′ 3″ northLongitude
-103.12949° or 103° 7′ 46″ westElevation
3,871 feet (1,180 metres)Open location code
85CR3VMC+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 469772247OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Fort Lyon National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière national de fort Lyon”
- French: “Cimetière national de fort Lyon”
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