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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Indiana'''</center>
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[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] ($)
*[https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/search.aspx?index=10 Cemetery Records] at [https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/ Indiana State Library Legacy]
*[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://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/indiana-cemetery-records.htm Indiana Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/in/index.htm Indiana Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/indiana/indiana.html Indiana Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/indiana/index.html Online Indiana Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
*{{RecordSearch|3757633|RecordAGrave Index}} at FamilySearch - [[RecordAGrave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - 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]
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/in/ AfricanAmerican Cemeteries in Indiana] at [http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Indiana in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Indiana,%20United%20States&reqParents=331&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Indiana,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Indiana?id=state_17 Indiana Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find a Grave]
*[https://indiana.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Indiana Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]  
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/in.html Indiana Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/IN/Cemetery-Records.htm Indiana 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=Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_17 Hebrew Cemeteries in Indiana] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]  
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/indiana-in Indiana Jewish Cemetery Project] at [https://iajgscemetery.org/ International Jewish Cemetery Project]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_17 Jewish Cemeteries in Indiana] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave] 
*[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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*'''1721-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20304/indiana-veterans-graves?s=275764761 Indiana, Veterans Graves] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/crownhill.asp Crown Hill National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2164295/crown-hill-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Crown-Hill-National-Cemetery/328127 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.in.gov/ivh/cemetery.htm Indiana Veterans Home Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/246133/indiana-soldiers-home-cemetery Find a Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Indiana-Veterans-Home-Cemetery/172859 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.in.gov/dva/2328.htm Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1962021/indiana-veterans-memorial-cemetery Find a Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Indiana-Veterans-Memorial-Cemetery/180866 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/marion.asp Marion National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109425/marion-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Marion-National-Cemetery/160891 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/newalbany.asp New Albany National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/86119/new-albany-national-cemetery Find a Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/New-Albany-National-Cemetery/30021 BillionGraves]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
{{Adoption Indiana Genealogical Society}}
To find cemetery records for ''Indiana'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


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


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
The following have significant cemetery listings for Arkansas 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>


#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=17&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: '''Indiana'' in the Place box
**This site frequently has tombstone images
#Click on: '''Search'''
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=17&CScnty=0 List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
****Go to [http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave Home page], click '''Search for a cemetery''', select the state (Indiana), then select from the '''county list''', and press '''Search'''.
#Click on: '''Places within Indiana'''
***Click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end.
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70510 ''Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012''] at Ancestry.com ($) .


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
{{Tip| Remember:<br>
#Enter: '''Indiana''' in the Place box
# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
#Click on: '''Search'''
# [[Indiana Cemeteries#Value of Cemetery Records|Symbols and abbreviations]] may lead you to other records.
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
# Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Indiana Cemeteries#Published Transcriptions|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br>
#Click on: '''Places within Indiana'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Indiana, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


== Additional Resources ==
*[http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Indiana cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Indiana Cemetery.
*{{FSC|197640|item|disp=Indiana State Library, Cemetery locator file}} - FamilySearch Catalog


*[http://www.webcemeteries.com/ Webcemeteries]


<br> {{Indiana}}
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=Indiana&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery BillionGraves.com]


[[Category:Indiana, United States]][[Category:United States Cemeteries]]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/indiana/indiana.html USGenWeb Tombstone]
 
*[http://www.interment.net/US/in/index.htm Interment.net]
 
*[http://interment.net/us/in/index.htm Interment (Indiana)] This page is part of a larger site that deals with cemetery records. It includes transcriptions of many cemeteries, organized by state, then by county.<br>
 
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-IN-NDX.html Cemetery Junction (Indiana)] A D'Addezio site that lists cemeteries alphabetically. Some county links may be broken.<br>
 
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/indiana/ Indiana Death Records and Indexes] This Online site includes cemetery records.<br>
 
<br> '''The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)''' collection contains tombstone inscriptions from many counties. This collection is described in [[Indiana Genealogy]].
 
The records of some local cemeteries have been abstracted, and the inscriptions have been published in:
 
*''Cemetery Records of Indiana''. Six volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954–1964. (Family History Library book {{FHL|158846|title-id|disp=977.2 V39c}}; film {{FHL|158846|title-id|disp=873781}}). Several of these volumes include cemetery inscriptions from Marion County and include cemeteries of several other counties.
 
*Indiana State Library. Genealogy Division. ''[https://www.statelib.lib.in.us/cemetery/cemetery_search.asp Cemetery Locator File]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. (Family History Library films {{FHL|197640|title-id|disp=1292061–63}} and {{FHL|197640|title-id|disp=1292094}}). The cards are in alphabetical order by cemetery, with abandoned or unnamed cemeteries listed at the end.
 
*Carty, Mickey Dimon. ''Searching in Indiana: A Reference Guide to Public and Private Records''. Costa Mesa, California: ISC Pub., 1985. Family History Library book {{FHL|354381|title-id|disp=977.2 D23c}}. This book lists each county’s cemeteries and their locations.
 
*The Indiana State Archives, Commission on Public Records, also has a ''[http://www.in.gov/icpr/3084.htm?cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&num=10&numgm=&site=ICPR&client=ICPR&proxystylesheet=default_agency&proxyreload=1&getfields=State%2BAgency.IN%25252Egov%2BCategory&output=xml_no_dtd&entqr=1&sa=Search&q=Veterans+Grave+Registration+File&cx=ICPR Veterans Grave Registration File]''. This is a partial index to graves of veterans buried in Indiana who served from the Revolutionary War through World War I. It covers 51 of the 92 counties and is only available on microfilms at the Indiana State Archives. These microfilms do not circulate.
 
*Several sources with information on burials of Revolutionary War veterans are listed in [[United States Military Records]] and [http://www.ancestry.com/cs/us/militaryrecords U.S. Military Collections].
 
<br> {{Indiana|Indiana}}
 
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The following have significant cemetery listings for Arkansas State:


  • 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
        • Go to Find A Grave Home page, click Search for a cemetery, select the state (Indiana), 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.


  • Interment (Indiana) This page is part of a larger site that deals with cemetery records. It includes transcriptions of many cemeteries, organized by state, then by county.


The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from many counties. This collection is described in Indiana Genealogy.

The records of some local cemeteries have been abstracted, and the inscriptions have been published in:

  • Cemetery Records of Indiana. Six volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954–1964. (Family History Library book 977.2 V39c; film 873781). Several of these volumes include cemetery inscriptions from Marion County and include cemeteries of several other counties.
  • Indiana State Library. Genealogy Division. Cemetery Locator File. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. (Family History Library films 1292061–63 and 1292094). The cards are in alphabetical order by cemetery, with abandoned or unnamed cemeteries listed at the end.
  • Carty, Mickey Dimon. Searching in Indiana: A Reference Guide to Public and Private Records. Costa Mesa, California: ISC Pub., 1985. Family History Library book 977.2 D23c. This book lists each county’s cemeteries and their locations.
  • The Indiana State Archives, Commission on Public Records, also has a Veterans Grave Registration File. This is a partial index to graves of veterans buried in Indiana who served from the Revolutionary War through World War I. It covers 51 of the 92 counties and is only available on microfilms at the Indiana State Archives. These microfilms do not circulate.