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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
You may also want to review the | You may also want to review the [[United_States_Cemeteries|United States Cemeteries]] page for more information on cemeteries and grave markers. | ||
The Family History Library has transcriptions for many Utah cemeteries. Cemetery records often include birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes provide clues about military service, religion, or membership in an organization. These records are useful in identifying children who died young or women who were not recorded in family or government documents. They are helpful in establishing family relationships and locating family members. For Utah, there are statewide indexes and collections for many cemeteries. Some of these have been indexed in the | The Family History Library has transcriptions for many Utah cemeteries. Cemetery records often include birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes provide clues about military service, religion, or membership in an organization. These records are useful in identifying children who died young or women who were not recorded in family or government documents. They are helpful in establishing family relationships and locating family members. For Utah, there are statewide indexes and collections for many cemeteries. Some of these have been indexed in the [[Early_Church_Information_File_(ECIF)|Early Church Information File]]. | ||
=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
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:'''Utah sites''' | :'''Utah sites''' | ||
*''' | *'''[http://utahgravestones.org/ Utah State History Burials Search]''' is a state database of names who are buried in Utah. It is created by the cemeteries digitizing the sexton's records or those cemeteries whose records are digitized to donate them to the database. If groups or individuals offer to survey a cemetery, they must obtain permission from the cemetery. | ||
*<a href="http://utahgravestones.org/">'''Utah Gravestones'''& | *<a href="http://utahgravestones.org/">'''Utah Gravestones''' The mission of this project is to capture digital images of gravestones of our ancestors. | ||
*<a href="http://www.interment.net/us/ut/index.htm">'''Interment.net'''</a> This site has minimal records of burials for the following counties: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Grand, Iron, Salt Lake, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, and Weber. Not all the cemeteries are listed for the above counties. | *<a href="http://www.interment.net/us/ut/index.htm">'''Interment.net'''</a> This site has minimal records of burials for the following counties: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Grand, Iron, Salt Lake, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, and Weber. Not all the cemeteries are listed for the above counties. | ||
* | *<img class="FCK__MWTemplate" src="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="20" _fck_mw_template="true"> You will find any veteran throughout the state that served in the federal unit. This included the Indian wars through the beginning of Viet Nam. | ||
:'''National Sites''' | :'''National Sites''' | ||
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An important collection of cemetery and burial transcripts for more than a hundred cemeteries, excluding Salt Lake City Cemetery, is: | An important collection of cemetery and burial transcripts for more than a hundred cemeteries, excluding Salt Lake City Cemetery, is: | ||
:Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Cemetery Records of Utah. Salt Lake City: The Society, 1953. | :Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Cemetery Records of Utah. Salt Lake City: The Society, 1953. <img class="FCK__MWTemplate" src="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="18" _fck_mw_template="true"> <img class="FCK__MWTemplate" src="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="16" _fck_mw_template="true">. | ||
:The records are listed by cemetery and grouped together by county, the catalog notes provide information for the counties and cemeteries. There is a separate index for each volume. The cemetery listings will give you the name of the deceased, location of the grave, birth date, and the parent or spouse. This has been indexed in the <a href="Early Church Information File (ECIF)">Early Church Information File</a>. | :The records are listed by cemetery and grouped together by county, the catalog notes provide information for the counties and cemeteries. There is a separate index for each volume. The cemetery listings will give you the name of the deceased, location of the grave, birth date, and the parent or spouse. This has been indexed in the <a href="Early Church Information File (ECIF)">Early Church Information File</a>. | ||
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Indexes with records for Salt Lake City Cemetery, the largest cemetery in Utah are: | Indexes with records for Salt Lake City Cemetery, the largest cemetery in Utah are: | ||
:*''Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847–1992''. Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. | :*''Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847–1992''. Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. <img class="FCK__MWTemplate" src="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="14" _fck_mw_template="true"> This compact disc lists more than 100,000 burials, many of pioneers. The information on this record includes the name of the deceased, birth date and place, death date and place, including addresses, burial date, and burial location in the cemetery. | ||
:*Salt Lake City Cemetery, ''Salt Lake City Cemetery, 1991''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. | :*Salt Lake City Cemetery, ''Salt Lake City Cemetery, 1991''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. <img class="FCK__MWTemplate" src="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="12" _fck_mw_template="true"> There are two indexes, a computerized listing and a card index. The computerized listing was taken from sexton records and tombstone inscription. Both indexes will give the burial location, leading you to the films of the sexton books. The sexton's records may contain parents, spouse, birth date and place, cause of death, place of death, and attending physician. | ||
=== Veteran Burial Records === | === Veteran Burial Records === | ||
There are many indexes of veterans records. The following have information on many veterans buried in Utah: | There are many indexes of veterans records. The following have information on many veterans buried in Utah: | ||
''Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966''. FamilySearch: Utah State Archive, Salt Lake City, Utah. | ''Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966''. FamilySearch: Utah State Archive, Salt Lake City, Utah. The record may give name, rank, organization and branch of military, date of enlistment and discharge, date and place of birth and death, and place of burial. This has replaced many earlier versions including film, books, and fiche. | ||
Utah State Archives and Records Service. ''Database-Alpha Listing; Veteran Burials''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives and Records Service, 1986. | Utah State Archives and Records Service. ''Database-Alpha Listing; Veteran Burials''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives and Records Service, 1986. <img class="FCK__MWTemplate" src="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="8" _fck_mw_template="true"> This record gives birth and death dates, place of burial, and military service information such as rank, unit, and enlistment and discharge dates. It covers from the 1860s to 1986. | ||
The <a href="http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/">Nationwide Gravesite Locator</a>, an online service of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker. | The <a href="http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/">Nationwide Gravesite Locator</a>, an online service of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker. | ||
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Cemetery directories help you find the location of cemeteries. Many cemeteries in Utah have the same name as the city. For larger cities, directories help identify the cemeteries. One directory of Utah cemeteries is: | Cemetery directories help you find the location of cemeteries. Many cemeteries in Utah have the same name as the city. For larger cities, directories help identify the cemeteries. One directory of Utah cemeteries is: | ||
''Cemeteries of Utah. N.p., 1983?''. (Family History Library | ''Cemeteries of Utah. N.p., 1983?''. (Family History Library <img class="FCK__MWTemplate" src="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="6" _fck_mw_template="true">.) This directory is arranged into three alphabetical lists, one by cemetery name, and the others by the city and the county. | ||
A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts and the book and film numbers to locate them at the Family History Library as of 1988 is: | A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts and the book and film numbers to locate them at the Family History Library as of 1988 is: | ||
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah). ''Index to United States Cemeteries''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah). ''Index to United States Cemeteries''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library <img class="FCK__MWTemplate" src="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="4" _fck_mw_template="true">.) Utah is on <img class="FCK__MWTemplate" src="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="2" _fck_mw_template="true"> among other states. | ||
=== Additional Sources === | === Additional Sources === | ||
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