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| :For more information write to<br>Superintendent, Sitka National Cemetery, P.O. Box 152, Sitka, Alaska 99835. | | ==Online Resources== |
| | *'''1949-1969''': {{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch - index and images |
| | *'''1867-1961''': {{RecordSearch|1675539|United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961}} at FamilySearch - index and images |
| | *[https://alaskaghosthunting.com/alaska-cemetery-burial-ground-list/ Alaska Cemeteries and Burial Grounds] list and locations |
| | *[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/alaska/alaska.html Alaska Cemeteries] Tombstone Transcription Project at USGenweb |
| | *[http://www.interment.net/us/ak/ Alaska Cemetery Records] at Interment.net |
| | *[http://www.muni.org/departments/health/cemetery/Pages/default.aspx Anchorage memorial Park Cemetery Burials] |
| | *[http://billiongraves.com/search Billion Graves] - Photos and GPS locations of grave markers |
| | *[http://explorenorth.com/cemeteries/dyea_cemetery.html Dyea Cemetery] photo inventory |
| | *[http://akgenweb.com/AKJuneau/cemeteries/evergreen.htm Evergreen Cemetery] at Juneau AKGenWeb |
| | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4044/ Fairbanks, Alaska Cemetery Records] at Ancestry.com ($) |
| | *[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Alaska%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_2&page=1#cem-2568304 Find A Grave] Alaska Cemeteries - locations |
| | *[https://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave] people search - photos and GPS locations of grave markers |
| | *[http://akgenweb.com/AKYukon/nenana_cemetery.pdf Nenana Cemetery] list of burials at AKGenweb |
| | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at Ancestry.com ($) |
| | == Jewish Cemeteries == |
| | *[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] by JewishGen] |
| | **Click the USA file folder, State folder, City folder and cemetery name |
| | ==Military Cemeteries== |
| | *[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftrichardson.asp Fort Richardson National Cemetery] Bldg 58-512 Davis Hwy, Fort Richardson, AK 99505, 907-384-7075 |
| | *[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sitka.asp Sitka National Cemetry] 803 Sawmill Creek Road, Sitka, AK 99835, 907-384-7075 |
| | == Additional Resources at the Family History Library == |
| | To find cemetery records for ''Alaska' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br> |
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| *Kenai Totem Tracers, ''Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Death Records and Cemetery Inscriptions'' (Kenai, Alaska : [Kenai Totem Tracers], c1983) {{FHL|371591|item|disp=FHL book 979.83 V3k}}
| | #Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] |
| | #Enter: '''Alaska''' in the Place box |
| | #Click on: '''Search''' |
| | #Click on: '''Cemeteries''' |
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| *Gilbert O. Rockne and Frederick Meder, ''Remote gravesites in Alaska ; Yes Bay, Togass National Forest : Gilbert O. Rockne, died April 1896? ; Frederick Meder, died 1898'' {{FHL|836376|item|disp=FHL film 1440580 item 17}}
| | To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below |
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| === Online ===
| | #Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] |
| | #Enter: '''Alaska''' in the Place box |
| | #Click on: '''Search''' |
| | #Click on: '''Cemeteries''' |
| | #Click on: '''Places within Alaska''' |
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| The following websites have cemetery listings for Alaska State: {{Note|Sites may be incomplete. <br>• They may not list all cemeteries in a borough or census district <br>• and may not include all burials in a cemetery.}}<br>
| | #Click on the county you want to search |
| | #Click on: '''Cemeteries''' |
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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=29&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.
| | To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below. |
| *This site frequently has tombstone images
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| **[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=2&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database
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| ****Go to [http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave Home page], click '''Search for a cemetery''', select the state (Alaska), then select from the '''county list''', and press '''Search'''.
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| ***Click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end.
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| *{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
| | #Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] |
| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70498 ''Web: Alaska, Find A Grave Index, 1841-2012''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
| | #Enter: '''Alaska''' in the Place box |
| *[http://interment.net/us/ak/index.htm Interment.net]
| | #Click on: '''Search''' |
| *[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-AK-NDX.html D'addezio.com]
| | #Click on: '''Cemeteries''' |
| *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/alaska.htm AccessGenealogy.com]
| | #Click on: '''Places within Alaska''' |
| *[http://usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm#state USGenWeb Statewide Files] Cemeteries.
| | #Click on the county you want to search |
| *[http://usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm#state USGenWeb] Obituaries search.
| | #Click on '''Places within United States, Alaska, county name''' |
| *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/search.htm?form=extended UsGenWeb Archives]
| | #Click on the town you want to search |
| *[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Alaska&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery&start=0&limit=100 Billion Graves] Insert a name or a county, then '''search'''.
| | #Click on: '''Cemeteries''' |
| *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AK/ALL/ Linkpendium] Cemeteries
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| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4044 Fairbanks, Alaska Cemetery Records] ($)
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| *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Alaska Cemetery Records at Findagrave.com]
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| *[http://www.interment.net/us/ak/index.htm Alaska Cemetery Records at Interment.net]
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| *{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} — index
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| *[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Alaska&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery BillionGraves Alaska Cemeteries]
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| *[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/alaska/alaska.html USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project]
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| *[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-AK-NDX.html Cemetery Junction Alaska]
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| *[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ak.html I Dream of Genealogy Alaska Cemeteries]
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| *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/AK/Cemetery-Records.htm Alaska Cemetery Records]
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| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1056 Alaska Alien Arrivals, 1906-1956] Index and images ($)
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| *[http://www.yukonalaska.com/pathfinder/gen/ Ship Passenger Lists, Klondike Stampeders and The Matanuska Colony]
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| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9118 Alaska, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1906-1981], image/ index<br><br>
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| There is no major statewide collection nor index of cemetery transcriptions for Alaska. Some tombstone inscriptions have been published in periodicals.
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| *The Sitka National Cemetery has over 500 graves of military personnel and their families who died in Alaska since 1867. A list of the burials is found in:
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| | == Additional Resources == |
| # Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
| | *[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Alaska cemetery. |
| # [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.
| | *[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org]- Do a search for Alaska Cemetery. |
| # Weathering and damage to tombstones make early published transcriptions priceless.}} <br>
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