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==== Find A Grave ==== | ==== Find A Grave ==== | ||
[http://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave] is probably the best known aggregator site for cemetery data. Photos and other information are gathered by site visitors and users | [http://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave] is probably the best known aggregator site for cemetery data. Photos, death certificates, obituaries, and other information are gathered by site visitors and users, then submitted to it. The information is then made searchable. The site not only includes burial information in the United States, information can be found for a burials throughout the world on the site. Coverage depends on the cemetery and the interest in it. If it is known that a person was definitely buried in a cemetery, a memorial can be created by a person anywhere in the world and a request can be submitted for someone to photograph any tombstones that may be located on the grave. In some cases, cemeteries may not contain the more recent burial information for individuals. Searches on the site may be done by surname or cemetery within a country, state, or county. It is not necessary to know an individual's complete name to complete a search on the site however, it is necessary to have at least the surname.<br> | ||
==== Interment.net ==== | ==== Interment.net ==== | ||