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== Cemeteries  ==
== Cemeteries  ==


=== Tombstones===
=== Finding Cemetery Records ===
 
Cemetery records can be found in various places, but the most common are:
 
*Online Records&lt;br&gt; <br>*Published Records&lt;br&gt; <br>*Visit the Cemetery&lt;br&gt;
 
===== Online Records: =====
 
With the explosion of family history research, there are a number of internet sites which can help you find the cemetery where your ancestors are buried. These online sources will usually have information from the actual gravestone but may also have photographs of the stones. Helpful sites are:
 
*[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave]&lt;br&gt; <br>*[http://www.webcemeteries.com/ Webcemeteries]&lt;br&gt; <br>*[http://billiongraves.com/ Billion Graves]&lt;br&gt; <br>*[http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]&lt;br&gt; <br>*[http://www.interment.net/ Interment.net]&lt;br&gt;
 
 
 
 
Tombstones
 


Cemetery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone tombstones], or [[Sexton Records|sexton's records]], may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse, names of children, and maiden names. Less often, they contain birth places. Tombstones may have [http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fky2%2Fcemetery%2Freid.html symbols] or [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave.shtml insignias] indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. There are also [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] that gives clues when deciphered. Also family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby. [http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm The Association of Gravestone Studies (AGS)] has recommendations on the treatment and care of tombstones when needing to make inscriptions more visible. There are several major collections of [[Iowa]] cemetery records created by various organizations that transcribed tombstones and sexton’s records. Not all cemetery records are computerized and the records may be recorded on [http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/articles/cards.html "lot" cards].  
Cemetery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone tombstones], or [[Sexton Records|sexton's records]], may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse, names of children, and maiden names. Less often, they contain birth places. Tombstones may have [http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fky2%2Fcemetery%2Freid.html symbols] or [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave.shtml insignias] indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. There are also [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] that gives clues when deciphered. Also family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby. [http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm The Association of Gravestone Studies (AGS)] has recommendations on the treatment and care of tombstones when needing to make inscriptions more visible. There are several major collections of [[Iowa]] cemetery records created by various organizations that transcribed tombstones and sexton’s records. Not all cemetery records are computerized and the records may be recorded on [http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/articles/cards.html "lot" cards].  
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Search each collection because no collection includes all the cemeteries, although there maybe some duplication. Some of the collections include the following:  
Search each collection because no collection includes all the cemeteries, although there maybe some duplication. Some of the collections include the following:  


* ''Iowa Cemetery and Grave Registration Project of the W.P.A. and D.A.R.'' <ref> Iowa State Department of History and Archives. ''Iowa Cemetery and Grave Registration Project of the W.P.A. and D.A.R.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|409042|item|disp=FHL film 1022211 items 1-9 (first of 20)}} </ref>This is the most comprehensive cemetery collection for Iowa. The records are listed by county and then alphabetically by the names of persons buried in that county. [http://iowawpagraves.org/ The Iowa WPA Graves Registration] has a searchable site.
*''Iowa Cemetery and Grave Registration Project of the W.P.A. and D.A.R.'' <ref> Iowa State Department of History and Archives. ''Iowa Cemetery and Grave Registration Project of the W.P.A. and D.A.R.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|409042|item|disp=FHL film 1022211 items 1-9 (first of 20)}} </ref>This is the most comprehensive cemetery collection for Iowa. The records are listed by county and then alphabetically by the names of persons buried in that county. [http://iowawpagraves.org/ The Iowa WPA Graves Registration] has a searchable site.


*''Iowa Cemeteries'' <ref> Iowa State Department History and Archives. ''Iowa Cemeteries''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|409046|item|disp=FHL film 1023603 items 6–13 (first of 7)}} </ref>These records were filmed at Des Moines, Iowa. The cemeteries are listed by county, starting with Adair County. The records give location, history, and a physical description of most cemeteries. Headstones are listed by rows.  
*''Iowa Cemeteries'' <ref> Iowa State Department History and Archives. ''Iowa Cemeteries''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|409046|item|disp=FHL film 1023603 items 6–13 (first of 7)}} </ref>These records were filmed at Des Moines, Iowa. The cemeteries are listed by county, starting with Adair County. The records give location, history, and a physical description of most cemeteries. Headstones are listed by rows.


*''Iowa Genealogical Data'' <ref> Daughters of the American Revolution (Iowa). ''Iowa Genealogical Data''. vols. 1–24, 41–62. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. {{FHL|310614|item|disp=FHL film 851208 item 8 (first of 10)}} </ref>The DAR Library in Washington, D.C., contains Iowa volumes 1–24, 41–62. (For volumes 33–34, 36–39, see the collection below.) Most volumes are indexed. [http://www.iowahistory.org/ The State Historical Society of Iowa] (see [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa Archives and Libraries]]) has a collection of 85 DAR volumes. There is also a short guide indicating which volumes contain information about specific counties. (See the [[Iowa Bible Records|Iowa Bible Records]] for the library call number of the guide.)  
*''Iowa Genealogical Data'' <ref> Daughters of the American Revolution (Iowa). ''Iowa Genealogical Data''. vols. 1–24, 41–62. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. {{FHL|310614|item|disp=FHL film 851208 item 8 (first of 10)}} </ref>The DAR Library in Washington, D.C., contains Iowa volumes 1–24, 41–62. (For volumes 33–34, 36–39, see the collection below.) Most volumes are indexed. [http://www.iowahistory.org/ The State Historical Society of Iowa] (see [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa Archives and Libraries]]) has a collection of 85 DAR volumes. There is also a short guide indicating which volumes contain information about specific counties. (See the [[Iowa Bible Records|Iowa Bible Records]] for the library call number of the guide.)


* ''Iowa Grave Records and Genealogical Data, 1800–1900'' <ref>Daughters of the American Revolution (Iowa). ''Iowa Grave Records and Genealogical Data, 1800–1900''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|615974|item|disp=FHL film 1023114 item 11 (First of 4)}} </ref> Information is by county. This set contains DAR volumes 1–4, 7, 9–10, 12–15, 33–34, 36–39, 41, 44–46, 49, 53, 56, and 80. Use this collection with the one above because many of the volumes missing here are in the above collection.
*''Iowa Grave Records and Genealogical Data, 1800–1900'' <ref>Daughters of the American Revolution (Iowa). ''Iowa Grave Records and Genealogical Data, 1800–1900''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|615974|item|disp=FHL film 1023114 item 11 (First of 4)}} </ref> Information is by county. This set contains DAR volumes 1–4, 7, 9–10, 12–15, 33–34, 36–39, 41, 44–46, 49, 53, 56, and 80. Use this collection with the one above because many of the volumes missing here are in the above collection.


*For Iowa soldiers who died in other states see ''Iowa veterans buried out of state, Graves Registration Service, a division of the Adjutant General's Department''. <ref> Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|411769|item|disp=FHL film 1023908 (first of 11)}} </ref>
*For Iowa soldiers who died in other states see ''Iowa veterans buried out of state, Graves Registration Service, a division of the Adjutant General's Department''. <ref> Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|411769|item|disp=FHL film 1023908 (first of 11)}} </ref>


=== Cemetery Locations  ===
=== Cemetery Locations  ===
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=== Sources and Footnotes  ===
=== Sources and Footnotes  ===


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