Cemetery records and cemeteries in general are a very large part of our family history and is a significant pursuit for many genealogists. Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors.
What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, religion, and organization memberships. Location of the burial plot, tombstone inscriptions, cemetery maps, sexton registers, and headstone photos are also generally available.
Here are a few good primers on the benefits of searching cemetery records:
- FamilySearch - United States Cemeteries
- A Gravesite Can Reveal Remarkable Details About Your Ancestor, IF You Can Find It: Here’s How
- Rootsweb - Cemetery Records
I have not performed separate searches from Find a Grave, Billion Graves, or Interment.net by county or individual cemetery as that would be time prohibitive. Those sites are very useful, and you might find references to them from sub-collection links.
Note: Some of the links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Below are links to cemetery, burial, and interment records as well as indexes and tombstone inscriptions that are available for free online.
General U.S.
- African American Cemeteries.com
- Billion Graves Index
- Find A Grave Index
- Names in Stone Cemetery Maps
- United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969
- US GenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
- Veteran's Nationwide Gravesite Locator
Arkansas
- Arkansas Cemeteries
- Arkansas Cemetery Records
- Arkansas Cemetery Records, 1965-1966
- Arkansas County Cemeteries
- Arkansas County Cemetery Records
- Arkansas County Cemetery Records
- Arkansas County, Coose-Menard Cemetery
- Arkansas County, Scull Cemetery
- Arkansas County, Van Camp Cemetery
- Arkansas Genealogical Collection, including Cemeteries
- Arkansas Genealogical Records, vol. 73
- Arkansas Gravestones Project
- Arkansas, Cemetery Inscriptions
- Arkansas, multi-County Cemetery Transcriptions
- Arkansas, Civil War Veteran Burials
- Ashley County Cemeteries
- Ashley County Cemetery Records
- Ashley County Cemetery Records
- Ashley County, Agee Cemetery
- Ashley County, Grant Cemetery
- Ashley County, Unity Cemetery
- Ashley County, Tombstone Inscriptions
- Austin, Old Austin Cemetery
- Baxter County Cemeteries
- Baxter County Cemetery Records
- Baxter County Cemetery Records
- Baxter County, Bean Cemetery
- Baxter County, Heiskill Cemetery
- Baxter County, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1978
- Benton County Cemeteries
- Benton County Cemetery Records
- Benton County Cemetery Records
- Benton County, Dodson Cemetery Records
- Benton County, Horsley Family Cemetery Records
- Benton County, Jackson Family Cemetery Records
- Benton County, Oakes Cemetery Records
- Benton County, Oakes Cemetery Records
- Benton County, Oakley Chapel Cemetery Records
- Berryville, Carroll County, Black Jack Cemetery Records
- Berryville, Carroll County, Bunch Family Cemetery Records
- Blytheville, Mississippi County, Elmwood Grove Cemetery Records,1848-1956
- Boone County Cemeteries
- Boone County Cemetery Records
- Boone County Cemetery Records
- Boone County, Cemetery Census
- Boone County, Hill Top Cemetery
- Bradley County Cemeteries
- Bradley County Cemetery Records
- Bradley County Cemetery Records
- Brentwood, Washington County, Cemetery Records
- Bull Shoals Reservoir relocated Cemeteries
- Calhoun County Cemeteries
- Calhoun County Cemetery Records
- Calhoun County Cemetery Records
- Camden, Old Settlers Cemetery
- Carroll County Cemeteries
- Carroll County Cemetery Listings and Burials
- Carroll County Cemetery Records
- Carroll County Cemetery Records
- Carroll County, Berryville Cemetery Records
- Carroll County, Cemeteries
- Carroll County, Cemetery Records
- Carroll County, Old Indian Burial Ground Cemetery Records
- Cave Springs, Benton County, Henry Cemetery
- Chicot County Cemeteries
- Chicot County Cemetery Records
- Chicot County Cemetery Records
- City of Rogers Cemetery Database
- Clantonville, Benton County, Cemetery Records
- Clark County Cemeteries
- Clark County Cemetery Records
- Clark County Cemetery Records
- Clark County, Records
- Clay County Cemeteries
- Clay County Cemetery Records
- Clay County Cemetery Records
- Cleburne County Cemeteries
- Cleburne County Cemetery Records
- Cleburne County Cemetery Records
- Cleveland County Cemeteries
- Cleveland County Cemetery Records
- Cleveland County Cemetery Records
- Columbia County Cemeteries
- Columbia County Cemetery Records
- Columbia County Cemetery Records
- Columbia, Old Magnolia Cemetery Record
- Conway County Cemeteries
- Conway County Cemetery Records
- Conway County Cemetery Records
- Craighead County Cemeteries
- Craighead County Cemeteries
- Craighead County Cemetery Records
- Craighead County Cemetery Records
- Craighead County, Nettleton Cemetery
- Crawford County Cemeteries
- Crawford County Cemetery Records
- Crawford County Cemetery Records
- Crittenden County Cemeteries
- Crittenden County Cemetery Records
- Crittenden County Cemetery Records
- Cross County Cemeteries
- Cross County Cemetery Records
- Cross County Cemetery Records
- Dallas County Cemeteries
- Dallas County Cemetery Records
- Dallas County Cemetery Records
- Desha County Cemeteries
- Desha County Cemetery Records
- Desha County Cemetery Records
- Drew County Cemeteries
- Drew County Cemeteries and Records
- Drew County Cemetery Records
- Drew County, Cemetery Records
- East El Dorado, Union County, Rose Lawn Cemetery Records
- El Dorado, Union County, Cemetery Records
- Faulkner County Cemeteries
- Faulkner County Cemeteries and Records
- Faulkner County Cemetery Records
- Faulkner County, Copper Springs Cemetery
- Fayetteville, including Evergreen, Walker, and Fairview, Cemetery Lists
- Fayetteville, Washington County, Catholic Cemetery Records
- Fayetteville, Washington County, Son's Chapel Cemetery Records
- Fayetteville, Washington County, Walker Family Cemetery Records
- Fort Smith, Oak Cemetery Database
- Franklin County Cemeteries
- Franklin County Cemeteries and Records
- Franklin County Cemetery Records
- Fulton County Cemeteries
- Fulton County Cemeteries and Records
- Fulton County Cemetery Records
- Fulton County, Record of Cemetery lots, 1957-1979
- Garland County Cemeteries
- Garland County Cemeteries and Records
- Garland County Cemetery Records
- Garland County, Lowe Cemetery (Social Hill or Union Church), 1995
- Goshen, Washington County, Cemetery Records
- Grant County Cemeteries
- Grant County Cemeteries and Records
- Grant County Cemetery Records
- Greene County Cemeteries
- Greene County Cemeteries and Records
- Greene County Cemetery Records
- Greers Ferry Reservoirs, Complete Report of the Relocation of Cemeteries
- Harrison, Boone County, List of names, dates of birth & deaths of graves in the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hatley, Gravel Hill and Moreland Communities of Pope County, Cemeteries
- Hector, Pope County, Cemetery Inscriptions; Forks of Creek and Cross Roads Cemeteries
- Hector, Pope County, Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Hempstead County Cemeteries
- Hempstead County Cemeteries
- Hempstead County Cemeteries and Records
- Hempstead County Cemetery Records
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- High, Carroll County, Cemetery Records
- Hot Spring County Cemeteries
- Hot Spring County Cemeteries and Records
- Hot Spring County Cemetery Records
- Hot Spring County, Cemetery Inscriptions
- Hot Springs, Greenwood Cemetery, Burial Register, 1882-1923
- Howard County Cemeteries
- Howard County Cemeteries and Records
- Howard County Cemetery Records
- Howard County, Tombstone Inscriptions from Corinth Cemetery, 1850-1960
- Independence County Cemeteries
- Independence County Cemeteries and Records
- Independence County Cemetery Records
- Independence County, Maple Springs Cemetery Inventory
- Izard County Cemeteries
- Izard County Cemeteries
- Izard County Cemeteries
- Izard County Cemeteries and Records
- Izard County Cemetery Records
- Jackson County Cemeteries
- Jackson County Cemeteries and Records
- Jackson County Cemetery Records
- Jackson County, Burial Records
- Jefferson County Cemeteries
- Jefferson County Cemeteries and Records
- Jefferson County Cemetery Records
- Johnson County Cemeteries
- Johnson County Cemeteries and Records
- Johnson County Cemetery Records
- Kings, Washington County, Cemetery Records
- Lafayette County Cemeteries
- Lafayette County Cemeteries and Records
- Lafayette County Cemetery Records
- Lawrence County Cemeteries
- Lawrence County Cemeteries and Records
- Lawrence County Cemetery Lists
- Lawrence County Cemetery Records
- Lawrence County, Cemeteries
- Lead Hill Cemetery Record : ca. 1828-1980
- Lee County Cemeteries
- Lee County Cemeteries and Records
- Lee County Cemetery Records
- Lincoln County Cemeteries
- Lincoln County Cemeteries and Records
- Lincoln County Cemetery Records
- Little River County Cemeteries
- Little River County Cemeteries and Records
- Little River County Cemetery Records
- Little River County, Piney Cemetery
- Little Rock, Martin Cemetery, 1834
- Little Rock, Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records,1868-2013
- Logan County Cemeteries
- Logan County Cemeteries and Records
- Logan County Cemetery Records
- Lonoke County Cemeteries
- Lonoke County Cemeteries and Records
- Lonoke County Cemeteries, Apple Creek General Baptist Cemetery; Mountain Springs Baptist Mission Cemetery
- Lonoke County Cemetery Records
- Madison County Cemeteries
- Madison County Cemeteries and Records
- Madison County Cemetery Records
- Madison County, Cemetery Records
- Madison County, Tombstone Inscriptions
- Marion County Cemeteries
- Marion County Cemeteries and Records
- Marion County Cemetery Records
- Miller County Cemeteries
- Miller County Cemeteries and Records
- Miller County Cemetery Records
- Miller County, State Line Cemetery, Records of Gravestones
- Mississippi County Cemeteries
- Mississippi County Cemeteries and Records
- Mississippi County Cemetery Records
- Monroe County Cemeteries
- Monroe County Cemeteries and Records
- Monroe County Cemetery Records
- Monroe County, Cemeteries, 1877-1977
- Montgomery County Cemeteries
- Montgomery County Cemeteries and Records
- Montgomery County Cemetery Records
- Nevada County Cemeteries
- Nevada County Cemeteries and Records
- Nevada County Cemetery Records
- Nevada County Cemetery Survey
- Nevada County, Cemetery Records
- Newton County Cemeteries
- Newton County Cemeteries and Records
- Newton County Cemetery Records
- North East Pulaski County Cemetery Inscriptions
- North El Dorado, Union County, Ingram Reeves Family Cemetery Records
- Northeastern corner of Pope County plus Southwest corner of Searcy County, Cemeteries
- Northern Scott County, Cemeteries
- Ouachita County Cemeteries
- Ouachita County Cemeteries and Records
- Ouachita County Cemetery Records
- Ouachita, Greenwood Cemetery lots, 1895-1934
- Perry County Cemeteries
- Perry County Cemeteries and Records
- Perry County Cemetery Records
- Perry, Perry County, McGhee Cemetery
- Phillips County Cemeteries
- Phillips County Cemeteries and Records
- Phillips County Cemetery Records
- Pike County Cemeteries
- Pike County Cemeteries and Records
- Pike County Cemetery Records
- Pike County, Bowen Cemetery
- Pike County, Confederate Burials
- Poinsett County Cemeteries
- Poinsett County Cemeteries and Records
- Poinsett County Cemetery Records
- Polk County Cemeteries
- Polk County Cemeteries and Records
- Polk County Cemetery Records
- Pope County Cemeteries
- Pope County Cemeteries and Records
- Pope County Cemetery Records
- Pope County, Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Powhatan, Lawrence County, Powhatan Cemetery, Tombstone Inscriptions
- Prairie County Cemeteries
- Prairie County Cemeteries and Records
- Prairie County Cemetery Records
- Princeton, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1845-1975
- Pulaski County Cemeteries
- Pulaski County Cemeteries and Records
- Pulaski County Cemetery Records
- Pulaski County, Sumner Cemetery
- Randolph County Cemeteries
- Randolph County Cemeteries and Records
- Randolph County Cemetery Records
- Rogers, Cemetery Records, 1890-1918
- Russellville Oakland Cemetery Burial Search
- Saline County Cemeteries
- Saline County Cemeteries and Records
- Saline County Cemetery Records
- Scott County Cemeteries
- Scott County Cemeteries and Records
- Scott County Cemetery Records
- Scott County, Miscellaneous Cemeteries
- Searcy County Cemeteries
- Searcy County Cemeteries and Records
- Searcy County Cemetery Records
- Searcy, Oak Grove Cemetery
- Searcy, Oakgrove Cemetery; those born before 1840 and died prior to 1900
- Sebastian County Cemeteries
- Sebastian County Cemeteries and Records
- Sebastian County Cemetery Records
- Sebastian County, Cemetery Records
- Sebastian County, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Records
- Sevier County Cemeteries
- Sevier County Cemeteries and Records
- Sevier County Cemetery Records
- Sevier County, Churches, Schools and Cemeteries
- Sharp County Cemeteries
- Sharp County Cemeteries and Records
- Sharp County Cemetery Records
- Sharp County, Cemetery Records
- Sonora, Washington County, Carrel Family Cemetery Records
- St. Francis County Cemeteries
- St. Francis County Cemeteries and Records
- St. Francis County Cemetery Records
- Stone County Cemeteries
- Stone County Cemeteries and Records
- Stone County Cemetery Records
- Union County Cemeteries
- Union County Cemeteries and Records
- Union County Cemetery Records
- Union County, Bethel Cemetery Records
- Union County, Cemetery Records
- Union County, Census of some Cemeteries
- Union County, Friendship Methodist Cemetery Records
- Union County, Parker Chapel Cemetery Records
- Union County, Rehoboth Cemetery Records
- Van Buren County Cemeteries
- Van Buren County Cemeteries and Records
- Van Buren County Cemetery Records
- Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Lawrence Memorial Park Cemetery
- Washington County Cemeteries
- Washington County Cemeteries and Records
- Washington County Cemetery Records
- Washington County, Cemetery Records
- Washington County, Great House Springs Cemetery Records
- Washington County, Habberton Road Cemetery Records
- Washington County, Skillern Family Cemetery Records
- White County Cemeteries
- White County Cemeteries
- White County Cemeteries and Records
- White County Cemetery Records
- White County, Salem Cemetery
- White County, Stoney Point Cemetery, 1804-1957
- White County, Booth Family Cemetery
- White County, Bowlen Cemetery
- White County, Olive Branch Cemetery
- White County, Stoney Point Cemetery
- Woodruff County Cemeteries
- Woodruff County Cemeteries and Records
- Woodruff County Cemetery Records
- Woolsey, Washington County, Cemetery Records
- Yell County Cemeteries
- Yell County Cemeteries and Records
- Yell County Cemetery Index
- Yell County Cemetery Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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