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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Delaware'''</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.com]
*{{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/cemetery/delaware-cemetery-records.htm Delaware Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/de/index.htm Delaware Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/delaware/delaware.html Delaware Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Delaware?id=state_10 Delaware Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Delaware in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Delaware,%20United%20States&reqParents=366&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Delaware,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://delaware.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Delaware Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/de.html Delaware Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/DE/Cemetery-Records.htm Delaware Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/104386/jewish-community-cemetery Jewish Cemetery in Delaware] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/delaware-de/ Delaware 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://vets.delaware.gov/delaware-veterans-memorial-cemetery/ Delaware Veterans cemeteries]
*Delaware Veterans Cemetery - New Castle — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/295751/delaware-veterans-memorial-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Delaware-Veterans-Memorial-Cemetery---New-Castle-County/11641 BillionGraves]
*Delaware Veterans Cemetery - Sussex — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/104363/delaware-veterans-memorial-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Delaware-Veterans-Memorial-Cemetery---Sussex-County/180717 BillionGraves]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
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To find cemetery records for ''Delaware'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
 
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=== Online  ===
 
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>
 
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=10&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.
*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=70503 ''Web: Delaware, Find A Grave Index, 1707-2012'']
 
{{Tip| Remember:<br>
# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
# [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Value of Cemetery Records|Symbols and abbreviations]] may lead you to other records.
# Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Published Transcriptions|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br>  
 
*[http://www.cdow.org/csdatabase.html Catholic Cemetery]
 
*[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=Delaware&county=0 Billion Graves] Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search'''
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/de/index.htm Interment]
 
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-DE-NDX.html D'ADDEZIO CEMETERY]
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/delaware.htm Access Genealogy]


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/de.html I Dream of Genealogy]
#Enter: '''Delaware''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
*[http://delaware-genealogy.com/Delaware-Cemetery-Records.htm Delaware Cemetery Records]


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[http://veteransaffairs.delaware.gov/dvmc.shtml Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery]
#Enter: '''Delaware''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Delaware'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/delaware-cemetery-records.htm Access Genealogy]


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


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


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Following is a list of the major collections and publications for the state of [[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]]:  


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*Clark, Raymond B., ed. ''Delaware Tombstone Inscriptions''. St. Michaels, Maryland: R. B. Clark, 1989. {{FHL|540401|item|disp=FHL book 975.1 A1 no. 20}}. This contains burial information on 700 revolutionary soldiers in the three counties, 600 of which are in small church and family cemeteries.
*Dill, Raymond Walter. ''Souls in Heaven, Names in Stone, Kent County, Delaware Cemetery Records''. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1989. {{FHL|448829|item|disp=FHL book 975.14 V3d}}. The information for this work was gathered from headstones, cemetery records, maps, deeds, Bibles and by word of mouth.
*Hudson, Millard F. ''Cemetery Records of Sussex County, Delaware.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. {{FHL|55831|item|disp=FHL film 006690}}. This includes transcriptions from 630 cemeteries. It is available at the Delaware Public Archives and at the Family History Library.
*Tatnall, Walter G. ''Tombstone Records, New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County, Delaware''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. {{FHL|14150|item|disp=FHL film 006303}}. This includes inscriptions from nearly 800 small cemeteries. It is available at the Delaware Public Archives and at the Family History Library. A card index to this is available at the Delaware Public Archives. The Family History Library does not have a copy of the index.


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=== Other Sources  ===
Some cemetery records for Delaware are being printed in the:
*''Delaware Genealogical Society Journal.'' Wilmington, Delaware: 1980-. {{FHL|344107|item|disp=FHL book 975.1 D25d}}
The Historical Society of Delaware also has a collection of cemetery records.
A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is found in:
*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 films 1206468-94}}. Film 1206469 includes Delaware, among other states.
The Family History Library has copies of many other sexton and tombstone records listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
DELAWARE - CEMETERIES
DELAWARE, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES
DELAWARE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
Some cemetery record collections are also listed under "Vital Records" in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.


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Online[edit | edit source]

The following have significant cemetery listings for Arkansas State:

Note
 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 cemeteriesIn 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.
Tip: Remember:
  1. Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
  2. Symbols and abbreviations may lead you to other records.
  3. Weathering and damage to tombstones make early published transcriptions priceless.


  • Billion Graves Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click Search


Publications[edit | edit source]

Following is a list of the major collections and publications for the state of Delaware:

  • Clark, Raymond B., ed. Delaware Tombstone Inscriptions. St. Michaels, Maryland: R. B. Clark, 1989. FHL book 975.1 A1 no. 20. This contains burial information on 700 revolutionary soldiers in the three counties, 600 of which are in small church and family cemeteries.
  • Dill, Raymond Walter. Souls in Heaven, Names in Stone, Kent County, Delaware Cemetery Records. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1989. FHL book 975.14 V3d. The information for this work was gathered from headstones, cemetery records, maps, deeds, Bibles and by word of mouth.
  • Hudson, Millard F. Cemetery Records of Sussex County, Delaware. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. FHL film 006690. This includes transcriptions from 630 cemeteries. It is available at the Delaware Public Archives and at the Family History Library.
  • Tatnall, Walter G. Tombstone Records, New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County, Delaware. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. FHL film 006303. This includes inscriptions from nearly 800 small cemeteries. It is available at the Delaware Public Archives and at the Family History Library. A card index to this is available at the Delaware Public Archives. The Family History Library does not have a copy of the index.


Other Sources[edit | edit source]

Some cemetery records for Delaware are being printed in the:

The Historical Society of Delaware also has a collection of cemetery records.

A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is found in:

  • 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 films 1206468-94. Film 1206469 includes Delaware, among other states.

The Family History Library has copies of many other sexton and tombstone records listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

DELAWARE - CEMETERIES

DELAWARE, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES

DELAWARE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES

Some cemetery record collections are also listed under "Vital Records" in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.



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