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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Colorado'''</center>
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Find-A-Grave]
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} at 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# BillionGraves]
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at 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/ Findmypast] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/colorado/colorado-cemetery-records.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/ Interment]
*[https://coloradogravestones.org/ Colorado Gravestone Photo Project] at [https://coloradogravestones.org/ ColoradoGravestones] - images
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/colorado/colorado.html Colorado Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/colorado/index.html Online Colorado Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Colorado?id=state_7 Colorado Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]  
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]- type Colorado in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Colorado,%20United%20States&reqParents=347&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Colorado,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://colorado.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Colorado Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/co.html Colorado Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/CO/Cemetery-Records.htm Colorado Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Jewish Cemeteries '''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=hebrew&cemetery-loc=Colorado%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_7 Hebrew Cemeteries in Colorado] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/colorado-co/ Colorado 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.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftlogan.asp Fort Logan National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/57288/fort-logan-national-cemetery transcription]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftlyon.asp Fort Lyon National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/57289/fort-lyon-national-cemetery transcription]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/PikesPeak.asp Pikes Peak National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2565188/pikes-peak-national-cemetery transcription]
*[https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dmva/veterans-memorial-cemetery-1 Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/436603/veterans-memorial-cemetery-of-western-colorado transcription]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1960745/colorado-state-vet.-center-at-homelake-cemetery Colorado State Veterans Center at Homelake Cemetery]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1649719/united-states-air-force-academy-cemetery United States Air Force Academy Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1649719/united-states-air-force-academy-cemetery transcription]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
The Daughters of the American Revolution Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Colorado cemeteries. This collection is described in the "[[Colorado Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section.
To find cemetery records for ''Colorado'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
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.
#Enter: '''Colorado''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
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}}).


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
[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.]]
#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: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
=== Online ===
The following websites have cemetery listings for Colorado State. [[Image:ArrowGreen.svg.png|left|20x20px|ArrowGreen.svg.png]] Sites may be incomplete. They may not list all cemeteries in a county and may not include all burials in a cemetery. <br><br>


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*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.
#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'''


== Additional Resources ==
*This site frequently has tombstone images
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Colorado cemetery.
**[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 List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Colorado Cemetery.
***You may need to narrow by county
****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://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/colorado.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] Access Genealogy


[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/co.html Colorado Cemetery Records] I Dream of Genealogy


[[Category:Colorado,_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Cemeteries]]
[http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] Interment.net
 
[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://coloradogravestones.org/ Colorado Cemetery Records]coloradogravestones.org
 
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The Daughters of the American Revolution Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Colorado cemeteries. This collection is described in the "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 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 book 978.8 V3m; fiche 6087257).

Colorado State Archives has an Index to the Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations for the period 1862-1949 on-line. Read more.

Online[edit | edit source]

The following websites have cemetery listings for Colorado State.

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Sites may be incomplete. They may not list all cemeteries in a county and may not include all burials in a cemetery.

  • Findagrave.com Search for names Enter at least a last name then click Search. Can narrow by first names or dates.
  • This site frequently has tombstone images
    • List of cemeteries statewide for cemeteries in their database
      • You may need to narrow by county
        • Go to 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.

Colorado Cemetery Records Access Genealogy

Colorado Cemetery Records I Dream of Genealogy

Colorado Cemetery Records Interment.net

Colorado Cemetery Records D'addezio.com

Colorado Cemetery Records Rootsweb.org

Colorado Cemetery Recordscoloradogravestones.org


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