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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>


*Kenai Totem Tracers, ''Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Death Records and Cemetery Inscriptions'' (Kenai, Alaska&nbsp;: [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'''


*Gilbert O. Rockne and Frederick Meder, ''Remote gravesites in Alaska&nbsp;; Yes Bay, Togass National Forest&nbsp;: Gilbert O. Rockne, died April 1896?&nbsp;; Frederick Meder, died 1898'' {{FHL|836376|item|disp=FHL film 1440580 item 17}}
To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below


=== 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'''


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'''


*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
**[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
****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'''.
***Click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end.


*{{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 ($) State.
#Enter: '''Alaska''' in the Place box
*[http://interment.net/us/ak/index.htm Interment.net]
#Click on: '''Search'''
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-AK-NDX.html D'addezio.com]
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/alaska.htm AccessGenealogy.com]
#Click on: '''Places within Alaska'''
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm#state USGenWeb Statewide Files] Cemeteries.
#Click on the county you want to search
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm#state USGenWeb] Obituaries search.
#Click on '''Places within United States, Alaska, county name'''
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/search.htm?form=extended UsGenWeb Archives]
#Click on the town you want to search
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Alaska&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery&start=0&limit=100 Billion Graves] Insert a name or a county, then '''search'''.
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AK/ALL/ Linkpendium] Cemeteries
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4044 Fairbanks, Alaska Cemetery Records] ($)
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Alaska Cemetery Records at Findagrave.com]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ak/index.htm Alaska Cemetery Records at Interment.net]
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} — index
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Alaska&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery BillionGraves Alaska Cemeteries]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/alaska/alaska.html USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project]
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-AK-NDX.html Cemetery Junction Alaska]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ak.html I Dream of Genealogy Alaska Cemeteries]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/AK/Cemetery-Records.htm Alaska Cemetery Records]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1056 Alaska Alien Arrivals, 1906-1956] Index and images ($)
*[http://www.yukonalaska.com/pathfinder/gen/ Ship Passenger Lists, Klondike Stampeders and The Matanuska Colony]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9118 Alaska, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1906-1981], image/ index<br><br>
There is no major statewide collection nor index of cemetery transcriptions for Alaska. Some tombstone inscriptions have been published in periodicals.
*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:


{{Tip| Remember:<br>
== 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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