Old Silver City Cemetery

Old Silver City Cemetery, a pioneer cemetery still in use today, contains the remains of early settlers, merchants, miners, politicians, and railroad men who contributed to the development of southwestern New Mexico. Among those buried there are Kathrine Antrim, born 1829 and died 1874, mother of Billy the Kid; Ben V. Lilly, born 1853 and died 1936, a renowned hunter and guide for Theodore Roosevelt; John Bullard, born 1841 and died 1871, founder of the town; and Leonidas S. Lytle, born 1846 and died 1924, a Medal of Honor recipient in 1875.

Silver City, New Mexico · United States