Arizona Cemeteries: Difference between revisions

Cemetery records, such as tombstone and [[Sexton Records|sexton’s records]], have value in that they may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse and children, a maiden name or, occasionally, a birthplace. Tombstones may have symbols or insignias indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. It is important to look at surrounding tombstones because family members may also be buried nearby.  

=== '''Locating Cemeteries''' ===

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Arizona cemeteries. This collection is described in [[Arizona Genealogy]]. An important compilation of inscriptions from small cemeteries throughout the state is:  

The following have significant cemetery listings for Arizona State:<br>

*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

*[http://www.interment.net/cemetery.htm Interment]Search and browse cemetery burial records

*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#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=Arkansas&county=null Billion Graves] Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search.''' Download photos of tombstones, shows a map of the cemetery to give approximate location of grave.

*[http://usgwtombstones.org/arizona/arizona.html USGenWeb Cemeteries &amp; Photo,Arizona]

*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-AZ-NDX.html Arizona Cemeteries at D'ADDEZIO]

*[http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx#results Names in Stone]is an online repository designed to help researchers find and document cemetery records and with interactive maps that show each grave’s location.

*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Arizona&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery BillionGraves Cemetery Records]

*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/az.html I Dream of Genealogy Arizona 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=5&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.

**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=5&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 ( Arizona), 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=70054 ''Web: Arizona, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012'']at Ancestry.com ($) State.

 

# [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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*[http://www.interment.net/US/az/index.htm Cemetery Records online] at [http://www.interment.net/about.htm Interment.net]

*[http://www.azhistcemeteries.org/services.html Burial lists] and [http://www.azhistcemeteries.org/our-cemeteries.html Cemeteries] - Pioneers' Cemetery Association: Dedicated to Preserving Historic Cemeteries in Arizona.

*[http://usgwtombstones.org/arizona/arizona.html The Arizona Tombstone Transcription Project] (USGenWeb project)

*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2171898&CScn=mesa+city+cemetery&CScntry=4&CSst=5& Interment search in the Mesa City Cemetery]. This resource from the [http://mesafsl.org Mesa FamilySearch Library] is a searchable listing of the burials in the Mesa City Cemetery.