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Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Find-A-Grave.com Find a Grave Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current at Ancestry BillionGraves BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection BillionGraves Index at Findmypast ($) United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection Illinois Cemetery Records at AccessGenealogy Illinois Cemetery Records at Ancestry ($) Illinois Cemetery Records at Interment Illinois Cemetery Records at New Horizons Genealogy Illinois Cemetery Transcriptions 1853-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection Illinois Ancestors Tombstone Project at IllinoisAncestors Illinois Gravestone Photo Project at IllinoisGravestones Illinois Tombstone Transcription Project at USGenWeb Transcription Project Online Illinois Obituary and Cemetery Indexes at DeathIndexes
List of Cemeteries in the State	The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy. Illinois Cemeteries at Find-A-Grave BillionGraves - type Illinois in the search box. FamilySearch Places Illinois Cemeteries at Hometown Locator Illinois Cemeteries at I Dream of Genealogy Illinois Cemeteries at LDSGenealogy Illinois Cemetery Locations at Illinois State Genealogical Society Graveyards of Illinois at Graveyards.com African American Cemeteries in Illinois at African American Cemeteries Online
Jewish Cemeteries	Jewish Cemeteries in Illinois at Find-A-Grave Hebrew Cemeteries in Illinois at Find-A-Grave Illinois Jewish Cemetery Project at International Jewish Cemetery Project JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry at Ancestry - grave search JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry by JewishGen Click the USA folder, State folder, City folder and cemetery name
Military Cemeteries	Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves Alton National Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves Camp Butler National Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves Danville National Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves Mound City National Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves Quincy National Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves Rock Island National Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves Confederate Mound (in Oak Woods Cemetery) — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves North Alton Confederate Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves Rock Island Confederate Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves Sunset (Illinois Veterans Home) Cemetery — Find-A-Grave BillionGraves For more military burial databases.

Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library

To find cemetery records for Illinois in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Enter: Illinois in the Place box
3. Click on: Search
4. Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Enter: Illinois in the Place box
3. Click on: Search
4. Click on: Cemeteries
5. Click on: Places within Illinois
6. Click on the county you want to search
7. Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Enter: Illinois in the Place box
3. Click on: Search
4. Click on: Cemeteries
5. Click on: Places within Illinois
6. Click on the county you want to search
7. Click on Places within United States, Illinois, county name
8. Click on the town you want to search
9. Click on: Cemeteries

Additional Resources

• DAR Library Catalog has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Illinois cemetery.
• Worldcat.org - Do a search for Illinois Cemetery.