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*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=6&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Search for names] at Find A Grave. Enter at least a last name then click '''Search'''. Can narrow by first names or dates. | *Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=6&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Search for names] at Find A Grave. 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=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=6&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database | **[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=6&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database | ||
***Go to [http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave Home page], click '''Search for a cemetery''', select the state (California), 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. | ****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=60525 ''Web: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current''] at Ancestry.com ($) State. | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60525 ''Web: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current''] at Ancestry.com ($) State. | ||
{{Tip| Remember:<br> | {{Tip| Remember:<br> | ||
*Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby. | |||
**[http://genealogy.about.com/od/cemetery_records/ig/tombstone_symbols/ Symbols] and [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] may lead you to other records. | |||
***Weathering and damage to tombstones make early published transcriptions priceless.}} <br> | |||
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/index.htm Interment.net] | *[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/index.htm Interment.net] | ||
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/california-genealogy Access Genealogy] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/california-genealogy Access Genealogy] | ||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CA/Cemetery-Records.htm California-State & County Records] | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CA/Cemetery-Records.htm California-State & County Records] | ||
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#given_names=&family_names=Smith&birth_year=&death_year=&year_range=5&lim=0&num=10&action=search&exact=true&phonetic=false&record_type=0&country=United+States&state=California&county=0 BillionGraves] Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click Search | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2054 California, Mortuary and Cemetery Records, 1801-1932] Index and images ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2118 California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985] Index and images ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1985807|California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960}} Images only. | |||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi California Cemetery Records at Findagrave.com] | |||
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/index.htm California Cemetery Records at Interment.net] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} | |||
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=California&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery BillionGraves California Cemeteries] | |||
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/california/californ.html USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project] | |||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CA/Cemetery-Records.htm California Cemetery Records] | |||
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-CA-NDX.html Californian Cemetery Records] at D'Addezio | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1922526|California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records, 1899-2011}} Images only.<br><br> | |||
[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#given_names=&family_names=Smith&birth_year=&death_year=&year_range=5&lim=0&num=10&action=search&exact=true&phonetic=false&record_type=0&country=United+States&state=California&county=0 BillionGraves] Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click Search | |||
Cemetery Records | Cemetery Records(at California Genealogy) Cemetery inscriptions found online organized by county and city <br> | ||
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from California cemeteries. This collection is described in [[California Compiled Genealogies]]. A separate DAR collection of cemetery records from some counties is in ''Vital Records from Cemeteries in California to 1962'', 17 Volumes. (N.p.: Daughters of the American Revolution. California, 1968; Family History Library films {{FHL|558288|film|disp=558288}}-91). | The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from California cemeteries. This collection is described in [[California Compiled Genealogies]]. A separate DAR collection of cemetery records from some counties is in ''Vital Records from Cemeteries in California to 1962'', 17 Volumes. (N.p.: Daughters of the American Revolution. California, 1968; Family History Library films {{FHL|558288|film|disp=558288}}-91). | ||