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*Visit the Cemetery | *Visit the Cemetery | ||
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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. None of the below listed sites are complete so check multiple sites. It is not possible to lists all cemetery sites so do google searches for the individual as well. | 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. None of the below listed sites are complete so check multiple sites. It is not possible to lists all cemetery sites so do google searches for the individual as well. | ||
The following have significant cemetery listings for Iowa State. [[Image:ArrowGreen.svg.png|left|20x20px|ArrowGreen.svg.png]] Sites may be incomplete. They may not list all cemeteries in a county and may not include all burials in a cemetery. <br><br> | |||
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=50&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Search for names] Enter at least a last name then click '''Search'''. Can narrow by first names or dates. | |||
**This site frequently has tombstone images | |||
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=0&CSst=50 List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database | |||
***You may need to narrow by county | |||
****Go to [http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave Home page], click '''Search for a cemetery''', select the state (Washington), then select from the '''county list''', and press '''Search'''. | |||
***Click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end. | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70629 ''Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012''] at Ancestry.com ($) | |||
*[http://billiongraves.com/ Billion Graves]<br> | *[http://billiongraves.com/ Billion Graves]<br> | ||