Graveyards
of Puerto Rico

Nosotros fuimos como ustedes y ustedes seran como nosotros!
[We were like you and you will become like us!]

Get to know the last resting-places of our ancestors and possibly discover one of your own among our pages.

Puerto Rico has different kind of burial places. They have the church-owned cemeteries, municipal cemeteries that are owned by the government and maintained by tax dollars, the privately owned, non-church cemeteries operated for profit, small family burial plots on private property and finally, you can find roadside memorials placed by the families of loved ones killed in a traffic accident.

As we travel through the Island municipalities, we will attempt to document, survey and if available, gather from municipal government offices as much information about these cemeteries as we can.

We will present on these pages some of the extracted or collected data as well as photographs taken by us or contributors during our visits. Listed places will be partially and sometimes fully surveyed while others will wait for their turn to be visited.

It should be noted that not all resting-places are listed here.

• Antiguo Cementerio de San Juan
• Buscan restaurar antiguo cementerio de Arecibo
• Carece de espacio el cementerio de Cataño
• Digna sepultura tras servir a la ciencia
• Marca una cruz la tragedia de la vida deambulante

1. Luz del Gigante (old cemetery); Carr. 123
2. Nuevo Municipal; Bo. Yahuecas
3. Remanzo de Paz

1. Los Rosales Memorial Park; Carr 417 Km 0.4; Malpaso; 868-0235

1. Histórico Urbano (Partially Surveyed)
2.  Monte Cristo Mem. Park, Inc.; Carr 110 Km 0.6; 882-3113
3. Municipal; Rt. 459 Km 2 or 3; 997-1275

1. La Paz del Señor; Carr 14 Km 49.3; Bo. Llanos; 735-8103, 735-1640

1. Catedral San Felipe Apóstol

   [These two photographs on the right are of stones inside the catedral]

   Alfredo F. Mendez † 28 Jan 1995

   Miguel Rodriguez + 18 Apr 1931 † 13 Aug 2001

2. Nuevo Municipal  #3; La Santa Cruz  (Partially Surveyed)
3. Viejo Municipal  (Partially Surveyed)

1. Municipal de la Vega

1. Braulio Dueño Colon (Partially Surveyed)
2. Los Cipreses Memorial Park; Carr 840 Hm 2.0; Bayamón, PR 00957; 799-2929
3. Porta Coeli (Partially Surveyed)

1. Los Robles Memorial Park, Inc.; Carr 100 Km 6.4; 851-5710
2. San Miguel Arcángel
3.    Santiago Apóstol

1. Borinquen Memorial Park; Carr 1 Km 28.3; Bo. Rio Cañas; 747-1967, 648-1541
2. Caguas: Monte Calvario; Carr salida Caguas a Gurabo; Km 2.2; 743-2688
3. Caguas: Parque de Luz; Carr PR-1 Km. 29.2; Bo. Rio Cañas; 286-8075

1. Buxeda, Inc.; Urb. Villamar; Isla Verde; 726-3760
2. La Resurrección; 55 A Jimenez Landrau; Carr 858 Km 4.0; Bo. Cacao; 760-6240, 762-3320
3.  Puerto Rico Memorial, Inc.  (Partially Surveyed)

1. Municipal; Bo. Palmas, Carr. 869
2.    Municipal Sector Puente Blanco, Carr. 5; We learned through one of our visitors that all the exhumations have already been done. However, we don't know the disposition of the remains.   We do know that a map of the grounds was prepared and exhumations was done by row and plot number. The thought behind this was to be able to help relatives finding a person and be able to give them a name for their new database. However, unless you know about where your ancestor was buried, they would have no clue of the location. Kind of a complicated situation. But it gets better, you wouldn't guess in a million year is that in the old cemetery grounds a "Hospital" will be going up. If you want to find out more about this situation, contact Juanita Garcia or Gabriel Sicardia at (787) 788-0404.   22 Jul 2006
3. Municipal; Urb. Bayview

1. Nuevo Municipal
2. Ciales: Viejo Municipal  (Partially Surveyed)

1. Jardín Del Eden, Inc.; Carr 1 Km 48.6; Sector Las Cruces; 286-4648

1. Católico

1. Municipal No. 1; Carr. 167, sector El 26
2. Municipal No. 2; Carr. Bo. Piñas; next to Municipal No. 3
3. Municipal No. 3  (Surveyed)

1. Nuevo Municipal de Florencio

1.    Municipal; Carr. #331, Sector Abras; (established in 1932)

1. Municipal  (Partially Surveyed)  

1. Nuevo Municipal Los Pinos

1. Los Angeles Memorial Park ; (previously Caparra Memorial Park; closed in 2001); Calle Buen Samaritano (Carr 880); Suchville, Caparra; 792-1872 / 706-4747. As of 7 Dec 2007, the jewish community under the Beth Shalom Temple in Santurce,  have a section on this cemetery for their use.

1. Municipal No. 1

1. Viejo Municipal  (Partially Surveyed)

1. Historico (oldest cemetery); located north of Humacao centro on Ave. Roosevelt.
2. Municipal; Driving Directions: Follow directions for Cementerio Pax Christi. Municipal Cementery is on the left before Pax Christi.
3.    Pax Christi - Catholic; Carr 909 Km 1.1; Bo. Mariana; 850-0101; Established in 1992; Driving Directions from Rt 53: Rt. 30, exit 27 to route 909. Make left at light onto Rt 909. Cemetery is on right about ½ mile.; Mailing address: PO Box 9157, Humacao, Puerto Rico 00792

1. Los Jardines Memorial Park; Carr 113 Km 3.7; Noel Estrada; 872-5085 
2. Municipal; Bo. Jobos

1. La Inmaculada Concepción; Carr. 933 Km 0.0; Barrio Mamey; Phone: 734-2120; Fax: 734-2145 (established in 1994)
2. Municipal Manuel Mendez Dueño; (Surveyed)

1. Nuevo Municipal; Administrator in Nov 2000 was Sotero Torrens
2.  Viejo Municipal  (Partially Surveyed)

1. Municipal Antiguo (Polvorín)  (Partially Surveyed)
2. Municipal de Altagracia 
3.  Parroquia Nuestra Sra La Candelaria  (Surveyed)
4. Valle de los Sueños Memorial Park; Carr 685 Km 2.0; Manatí, PR 00674; 854-5810

1. Municipal; (Partially Surveyed)  

1. Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria; two interments that we know off: 1. Faustino Martinez and 2. Lorenzo Martinez Matos.  Two of Mayagüez founders.
2. Mayagüez Memorial Park; Carr 348 Km 2.0; Bo. Quebrada Grande; 833-0960
3. Nuevo Municipal; Avenida Corazones; 834-8585 Ext. 348
4.     Viejo Municipal; Calle Post; 834-8585 Ext. 369
5. Vivaldi; Calle Post #368 Sur; 831-3200

1. Los Sauces Memorial Park; Carr 110 Km 11.7; 877-6010

1. Sinai Memorial Park, Inc.; Carr. 145 Km 4.9 Bo. Torrecillas; 871-5038

1. Municipal Río Blanco; Records at Cementerio Nuevo.
2.    Nuevo Municipal The newest cemetery, the office houses the records for Cementerio Viejo and Rio Blanco as well as its own. Driving directions: From Cementerio Viejo, continue North on Rt 31. Make left on rt 971. Go under Rt 53. Cemetery is on the right a distance from the intersection of Rt 53 and Rt 971. All records are at the newest - Cementerio Nuevo. There was a fire about 1980 that destroyed all the records prior to that.
3.    Viejo Municipal The oldest of the three cemeteries, records at Cementerio Nuevo. No office. Driving directions: exit 18 on Route 53, Naguabo Centro. Head for Rt. 31. Make left at light. Cemetery is on the right. The cemetery was officially designated as such in 1914. It had been used for burials for many years before that but there are no records. No indication of when it was first used for burials.

1.  Católico San Vicente de Paul  (Partially Surveyed)
2.  Católico Simon de la Torre; (today "Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro")
3. Cristo Resucitado; Carr 2 Km 25.5; 844-8038, 841-4444
4. La Piedad; Carr 501 Km 0.2; Bo. Magüeyes; 843-2740, 843-1105
5. Las Mercedes Memorial Park; Carr 14 Km 7.3; Bo. Cerillo; 848-1286
6. Municipal Civil-Canas; Bo. Canas; 842-1313; Administrator in 2003: William Robledo
7. Municipal Coto Laurel; Bo. Palmarejo; 848-1070; Administrator in 2003: Jose Gonzalez
8. Municipal El Yeso; 844-2050; Administrator in 2003: Sr. Jose A. Colon
9. Municipal Playa; 848-2865; Administrator in 2003: Ricardo Santiago

1. La Santa Cruz; Carr 129 Km 3; 878-1156

1.  Municipal; Carr. 412

1. Buxeda Memorial Park; Bo. Cupey Bajo; 755-3505
2. El Señorial Memorial Park; Carr 176 Km 6.2; Cupey Alto; 755-6677
3. La Piedad Memorial Park; Carr 844 Km 0.4; 755-1015
4.  Municipal; Urb. Villa Nevarez; 765-5945

1. Getsemani Memorial Park; Carr. 121 Km. 10.5; Bo. Susúa Baja; Telephone: 267-1244; Fax: 856-0906
2.    Municipal No. 1; (Partially Surveyed)  
   •    Masonic Section; (Partially Surveyed)

1.    Municipal

1. Cementerio Porta Coeli; PR 360 Km 1.3, San Germán Teléfono: (787)892-5192

1. Iglesia San Francisco de Asís  (Surveyed)
2. Municipal Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis  (Partially Surveyed)

1. El Remanso; Sector La Marina; Bo. Quebrada; 715-0450
2. Municipal; Bo. Cerro Gordo  (Partially Surveyed)
3. Viejo Municipal  (Partially Surveyed)

1. Municipal Nuevo; Sr. Luis Soto, administrator in 2003; 280-5734
2. Pepino Memorial Park (Partially Surveyed)  

1.    Municipal Established in 1909

1. Municipal San Jose; Villa Palmeras  (Partially Surveyed)

1. Municipal; Carr 854
2. Municipal, Bo. Palo Seco   (Surveyed)
3. Municipal, Mausoleos

1. Buxeda Memorial Park; Bo. Cupey Bajo; 755-3505
2. La Piedad Memorial Park; Carr 844 Km. 0.4; 755-1015
3. Municipal; 748-0190

1. Monte Calvario; Carretera El Guano; Barrio Salto Arriba; Hours: 7a.m.-3 p.m.
2. Municipal San Andres

1. El Paraiso Memorial Park; Carr 155 Km 66.7; Bo. Algarrobo; 858-8244
2. Nuevo Municipal; Carr 155; Frente a la Urb. El Verde
3. Viejo Municipal; Carr 155, Ext Betances; Frente a la antigua gallera 
4. Viejo Municipal-Anexo (Partially Surveyed)

1.  Municipal No. 1; (Partially Surveyed)  
   • Masonic Section; (Surveyed)  
2.  Municipal No. 2; located across the street from Municipal No. 1
3. Municipal No. 3