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== Online Resources ==
==Online Resources==
*'''1855-2012''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70501 Web: Colorado, Find A Grave Index, 1855-2012] at Ancestry.com ($)
*'''1900-1950''': {{RecordSearch|3235393|Colorado, Jefferson County, Wheat Ridge, Crown Hill Cemetery Records, 1900-1950}} at FamilySearch
*'''1949-1969''': {{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch
*[http://billiongraves.com/search Billion Graves] - Photos and GPS locations of grave markers
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/co.html Colorado Cemeteries] at IDreamof.com
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/all-co-genealogy/cem/ Colorado Cemeteries] at Linkpendium
*[https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~xander/military/colorado.htm Colorado Cemeteries] at RootsWeb
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/colorado/colorado-cemetery-records.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] at AccessGenealogy
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-CO-NDX.html Colorado Cemetery Records] at D'Addezio
*[http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] at Interment
*[https://coloradogravestones.org/ Colorado Gravestone Photo Project] at ColoradoGravestones - images
*[https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/military-records Colorado Military Records] at Colorado Archives - Colorado Veterans Grave Registration Index
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/colorado/colorado.html Colorado Tombstone Transcription Project] at COGenWeb
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Colorado%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_7 Find A Grave] Colorado Cemeteries - locations
*[https://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave] people search - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/colorado/index.html Online Colorado Death Records & Indexes] at DeathIndexes.com
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at Ancestry.com
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts}} at FamilySearch
== Jewish Cemeteries ==
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/colorado-co/ Colorado Jewish Cemetery Project] at International Jewish Cemetery Project
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry Cemetery List] by JewishGen]
**To locate a cemetery: Click the USA file folder, State folder, City folder and cemetery name
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1411/ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] at Ancestry - grave search


The following have significant cemetery listings for Colorado State: {{Note|Sites may be incomplete. <br>• They may not list all cemeteries in a county <br>• and may not include all burials in a cemetery.}}<br>  
==Military Cemeteries==
''National Cemeteries''
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftlogan.asp Fort Logan National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftlyon.asp Fort Lyon National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/PikesPeak.asp Pikes Peak National Cemetery]
''State Cemeteries''
*[https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dmva/veterans-memorial-cemetery-1 Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado]
== Additional Resources at the Family History Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Colorado'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


*The names, locations, and addresses of cemeteries in the state and references to published and unpublished transcripts are found in Kay R. Merrill, ''Colorado Cemetery Directory'' (Denver: Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, 1985) (FHL film 1597842 item 4). The cemeteries can be accessed [http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm online].
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[http://www.cocemproject.org cocemproject.org] - Request data searches from hundreds of cemeteries' records from throughout the State of Colorado. This is a state and private sponsored project to index and digitize all cemetery records to get the highest level of accuracy. It is estimated that a public search will be available readily in November of 2014. The record search also includes graves without headstones, and cemeteries which have not been documented as of yet. From a Summer 2014 Newsletter, the project suggests that you signup for an account if you would like to stay up to date on when the Public Database will be available.
#Enter: '''Colorado''' in the Place box
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=7&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.
#Click on: '''Search'''
**This site frequently has tombstone images.
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=7&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 (Colorado), 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=70501 ''Web: Colorado, Find A Grave Index, 1855-2012 Free''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below


{{Tip| Remember:<br>
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
#Enter: '''Colorado''' in the Place box
# [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.
#Click on: '''Search'''
# Weathering and damage to tombstones make early published transcriptions priceless.}} <br>
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Colorado'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/colorado.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] Access Genealogy
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.


*[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=Colorado&county=0 BillionGraves] Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search.'''
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Colorado''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Colorado'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Colorado, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
== Additional Resources ==
 
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Colorado cemetery.
*[http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] Interment.net
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org]- Do a search for Colorado Cemetery.
 
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/co.html Colorado Cemetery Records] I Dream of Genealogy
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CO/ALL/cem/ Linkpendium] Cemeteries
 
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-CO-NDX.html Colorado Cemetery Records] D'addezio.com<br>
 
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~xander/colorado.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] Rootsweb.org
 
*[http://usgwarchives.net/co/cofiles.htm USGenWeb Tombstone Photo Project - Colorado]
 
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/colorado/colorado.html USGenWeb Tombstone Photo Project]
 
*[http://coloradogravestones.org/ Colorado Cemetery Records]coloradogravestones.org
 
<br> The Daughters of the American Revolution Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Colorado cemeteries. This collection is described in the "[[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section.
 
The names, locations, and addresses of cemeteries in the state and references to published and unpublished transcripts are found in Kay R. Merrill, ''Colorado Cemetery Directory ''(Denver: Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, 1985; Family History Library {{FHL|340869|title-id|disp=book 978.8 V34cc; film 1597842 item 4}}). The cemeteries can be accessed online at http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm.
 
Transcripts from some small cemeteries in 33 counties have been published in Lela O. McQueary, ''Colorado Cemetery Inscriptions'' (Englewood, Colorado: Kay R. Merrill, 1985; Family History Library {{FHL|310737|title-id|disp=book 978.8 V3m; fiche 6087257}}).
 
[http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/military/graves/index.html Colorado State Archives] has an Index to the Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations for the period 1862-1949 on-line. [[Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations, 1862-1949|Read more.]]


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