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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Virginia'''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find A Grave Index}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[Find A Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index BillionGraves Index] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Find My Past] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Record]]
*[https://cemeterycensus.com/va/index.htm Cemeteries of Virginia] at [https://cemeterycensus.com/ Cemetery Census]
*{{RecordSearch|1708697|Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] — [[Virginia Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2558/ Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($)
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/virginia-cemetery-records.htm Virginia Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/va/index.htm Virginia Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/virginia.html VirginiaTombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/virginia/index.html Online Virginia Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Virginia?id=state_48 Virginia Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave] 
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves] - type Virginia in the search box.
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-VA-NDX.html Virginia Cemeteries] at [http://www.daddezio.com/ D'Addezio]
*[https://virginia.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Virginia Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/va.html Virginia Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/Cemetery-Records.htm Virginia Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/va/ African American Cemeteries in Virginia] at [http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=virginia&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_48 Jewish Cemeteries in Virginia] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Hebrew&cemetery-loc=virginia&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_48&page=1#cem-50575 Hebrew Cemeteries in Virginia] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/vermont-vt/ Virginia Jewish Cemetery Project] at [https://iajgscemetery.org/ International Jewish Cemetery Project]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1411/ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] - grave search
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] by [https://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen]<br>''Click the USA folder, State folder, City folder and cemetery name''
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*[https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/#!/ Arlington National Cemetery] — [https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/ ANC Explorer]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/alexandriava.asp Alexandria National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ballsbluff.asp Ball's Bluff National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/citypoint.asp City Point National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/coldharbor.asp Cold Harbor National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/culpeper.asp Culpeper National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/danvilleva.asp Danville National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftharrison.asp Fort Harrison National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/glendale.asp Glendale National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/hampton.asp Hampton National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/hamptonvamc.asp Hampton National Cemetery (VAMC)]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/quantico.asp Quantico National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/richmond.asp Richmond National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sevenpines.asp Seven Pines National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/staunton.asp Staunton National Cemetery]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/winchester.asp Winchester National Cemetery]
*[https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/cemeteries/amelia-cemetery Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia]
*[https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/cemeteries/dublin-cemetery Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery]
*[https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/cemeteries/suffolk-cemetery Albert G Horton, Jr Memorial Veterans Cemetery]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1970654/captain-ted-conaway-memorial-naval-cemetery Capt Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery] at at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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=== Online Resources ===
== Additional Resources at the Family History Library ==
 
To find cemetery records for ''Virginia'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/virginia/index.html Online Virginia Death Records &amp; Indexes] links by county
*[http://interment.net/us/va/index.htm Virginia Cemetery Records at Interment.net]
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Findagrave.com Virginia Cemetery Records]
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Virginia&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Billiongraves.com Virginia Cemeteries]
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}}
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/virginia.html USGenWeb Virginia Tombstone Transcription Project]
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VA/ Linkpendium]
*[http://virginiagravestones.org/ Virginia Gravestones]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/Cemetery-Records.htm Virginia Cemetery Records]
*[http://www.daddezio.com/catalog/recndx16.html D'ADDEZIO Cemetery Junction]
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/virginia-cemetery-records.htm Access Genealogy]
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/va/index.htm Cemetery Census]<br>
*[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore-the-Cemetery/Find-a-Grave Arlington National Cemetery]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/va.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*{{RecordSearch|3013259|Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*{{RecordSearch|1386587|Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records, 1833-2006}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*{{RecordSearch|1419237|Virginia, Lynchburg, Diuguid Funeral Home records, 1820-1971}} — index and images
*{{RecordSearch|1344895|Virginia, Fluvanna County Colbert Funeral Home Records, 1929-1976}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
 
== Online  ==
 
The following have significant cemetery listings for Virginia 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>
 
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=48&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=cs& List of cemeteries] in their database.
***1) Select the state, 2) pick a county, and 3) click '''Search.''' (There are too many cemeteries for a statewide list.)
****Tip: To switch to a different county, click '''Cemetery Lookup''' under '''''Actions''''' at the left.
***When you have a list, 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=70635 ''Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 Free''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
 
{{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://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=Virginia&county=0 BillionGraves Name Search]. Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search'''
**[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=Virginia&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery&start=0&limit=100 Lists of Cemeteries], "Filter by county" to see the list of cemeteries in their database.
 
*[http://www.interment.net/US/ar/index.htm Interment.net]
**Lists of cemeteries in the counties.
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VA/ Linkpendium]
 
*[http://virginiagravestones.org/ Virginia Gravestones]
 
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/Cemetery-Records.htm Virginia Cemetery Records]
 
*[http://www.daddezio.com/catalog/recndx16.html D'ADDEZIO]
 
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/virginia/virginia.html USGenWeb Tombstone Transcriptions]
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/virginia-cemetery-records.htm Access Genealogy]
 
*[http://www.markerhistory.com/tag/cemetery/page/6/ Cemetery Historical Markers]- at MarkerHistory.com. Cemetery dates begin as early as 1620. See also the Cemetery Historical Markers on the [http://www.markerhistory.com/maps/ Cemetery Marker Map].
 
*[https://www.facebook.com/virginiablackcemeteries/ African American Cemeteries of Tidewater Virginia and North Carolina]
 
*[http://www.aacemeteriesva.org/ African American Cemeteries of Tidewater Virginia]
 
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/va/index.htm Cemetery Census]<br>
 
== Cemetery Resources  ==
 
The earliest tomb in Virginia with a legible inscription is that of Mrs. Alice Jordan, who died in 1650 in [[Surry County, Virginia|Surry County, Virginia]] at Four Mile Tree Plantation on the James River.<ref>(1) "The Oldest Tombstone," ''The William and Mary Quarterly,'' Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jan. 1896):195-197. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914961 JSTOR] - free; (2) Robert A. Lancaster, ''Historic Virginia Homes and Churches'' (Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1915), 58. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/historicvirginia00lanc#page/58/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free.</ref>
 
African Americans typically maintained separate burial grounds.{{Main|Virginia African Americans}}
 
Hogg, Anne M., and Dennis A. Tosh. ''Virginia Cemeteries: A Guide to Resources''. (Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia, 1986.) {{FHL|450242|item|disp=FHL book 975.5 V34v}} Lists sources of information on cemeteries, their name, and location. Arranged by county. A list of Virginia cemeteries.
 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library. ''Index to United States Cemeteries''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988.) {{FHL|613269|item|disp=FHL film 1206468-94, 1206492}} Includes Virginia and Washington. A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library.
 
The Family History Library has copies of many {{FHL|338740|subject_id|disp= cemetery records}} from [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]]. This includes the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection of tombstone inscriptions. Additional tombstone inscriptions have been published in the magazines mentioned in the [[Virginia Periodicals]] section
 
{{RecordSearch|1386587|Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records}} Online in FamilySearch Historical Records.
 
*To access cemetery records available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:


:*VIRGINIA - CEMETERIES
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
:*VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], - CEMETERIES
#Enter: '''Virginia''' in the Place box
:*VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
#Click on: '''Search'''
:*VIRGINIA, [INDEPENDENT CITY] - CEMETERIES
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


<br>
To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below


<br>
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Virginia''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Virginia'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


<br>
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.


== References  ==
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Virginia''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Virginia'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Virginia, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


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== Additional Resources ==
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Virginia cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Virginia Cemetery.


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