Homelake Veterans Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 37.577280, -106.098116
County: Rio Grande
Record count: 213

Ownership: Colorado Department of Human Services

Directions: Located within Veterans Community Living Center at Homelake, the cemetery sits at the north end of the center along Patton Dr.

Background: The Veterans Community Living Center at Homelake was established in 1889 as the "Soldiers' and Sailors' Home", providing a peaceful home for aging and disabled Civil War veterans. The cemetery surrounds a 1912 monument dedicated to veterans of the Civil War and Spanish-American war. The home and cemetery has been in continuous operation since its founding, though has suffered from serious budget shortfalls.

Burial Records

• Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (213 records)

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