Find a Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Record Description
Record Type:	Cemetery
Collection years:	1500s-Present
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What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index of records from Find a Grave. The initial publication of this collection on FamilySearch was in 2018. The Find a Grave community around the world finds, records, and documents gravesite locations and adds them to Find a Grave daily. Additional records and information may be found at Find a Grave.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Person's name
• Birth date and place
• Death date and place
• Cemetery name
• Cemetery location
• Plot location or GPS coordinates
• Photos of the grave or individual
• Marker transcription
• Names of other family members
• Biographical information
• Obituary

How Do I Search This Collection?

To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:

• The name of the deceased
• The approximate date of death
• The location of the burial

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.

1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
2. Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

• Add any new information to your records
• If available, check the image for additional information
• Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
• Order a copy of the death certificate if it is available
• Look for other family members, or people with the same surname in the cemetery

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

• Try searching by surname only
• The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
• Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Other FamilySearch Collections

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

• Nancy Ellen Carlberg. Cemetery research. Anaheim, California : Carlberg Press, 2000. FS Catalog book 973 D27ccr
• Elsa Hochwald. Handbook for recording inscriptions in cemeteries. St. John's, Newfoundland : Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society, 1994. FS Catalog book 971.8 V37h
• Jeremy Jones, edited by Philip Rahtz. How to record graveyards. 2nd ed. London, England : Council for British Archaeology, 1979. FS Catalog book 942 A1 no. 577
• Harold Mytum. Recording and analyzing graveyards. Walmgate, England : Council for British Archaeology, 2000. FS Catalog book 942 V3mh
• Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. Your guide to cemetery research. Cincinnati, [Ohio] : Betterway Books, 2002. FS Catalog book 973 V37c

FamilySearch Historical Records

• BillionGraves Index
• RecordAGrave Index

FamilySearch Digital Library

John J. Newman. Technical Leaflet number 9, Cemetery transcribing : preparations and procedures. Nashville, Tennessee : American Association for State and Local History, 1971

Citing This Collection

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation: The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

Record Citation: When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information.

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