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There is no major statewide collection nor index of cemetery transcriptions for Alaska. Some tombstone inscriptions have been published in periodicals.  
==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources of Alaska''</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 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 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] ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Alaska,%20United%20States&reqParents=350&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Alaska,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*{{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/alaska-cemetery-records.htm Alaska Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ak/ Alaska Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/alaska/alaska.html Alaska Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/alaska/index.html Online Alaska Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Alaska?id=state_2 Alaska Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]- type Alaska in the search box.
*[https://alaska.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Alaska Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ak.html Alaska Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/AK/  Alaska Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
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*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/alaska-ak Alaska 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/ftrichardson.asp Fort Richardson National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109409/fort-richardson-national-cemetery transcription] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sitka.asp Sitka National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109449/sitka-national-cemetery transcription] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
*The Sitka National Cemetery has over 500 graves of military personnel and their families who died in Alaska since 1867. A list of the burials is found in:
To find cemetery records for ''Alaska'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
:*''Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Volume 7, number 1 (Spring 1975, pp. 17-19; {{FHL|35894|item|disp=FHL film 1954962; book 977.3 B2is}}
#Enter: '''Alaska''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
:For more information write to<br>Superintendent, Sitka National Cemetery, P.O. Box 152, Sitka, Alaska 99835.


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*Kenai Totem Tracers, ''Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Death Records and Cemetery Inscriptions'' (Kenai, Alaska&nbsp;: [Kenai Totem Tracers], c1983) {{FHL|371591|item|disp=FHL book 979.83 V3k}}
#Enter: '''Alaska''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Alaska''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
*Gilbert O. Rockne and Frederick Meder, ''Remote gravesites in Alaska&nbsp;; Yes Bay, Togass National Forest&nbsp;: Gilbert O. Rockne, died April 1896?&nbsp;; Frederick Meder, died 1898'' {{FHL|836376|item|disp=FHL film 1440580 item 17}}


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


== Additional Resources ==
The following websites have cemetery listings for Alaska 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>
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Alaska cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Alaska Cemetery.


*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.
*This site frequently has tombstone images
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=2&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 (Alaska), 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.


[[Category:Alaska, United States]]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70498 ''Web: Alaska, Find A Grave Index, 1841-2012''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
[[Category:United States Cemeteries]]
 
*[http://interment.net/us/ak/index.htm Interment.net]
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-AK-NDX.html D'addezio.com]
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/alaska.htm AccessGenealogy.com]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm#state USGenWeb Statewide Files] Cemeteries.
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm#state USGenWeb] Obituaries search.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/search.htm?form=extended UsGenWeb Archives]
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Alaska&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery&start=0&limit=100 Billion Graves] Insert a name or a county, then '''search'''.
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AK/ALL/ Linkpendium] Cemeteries
 
{{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 [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Published Transcriptions|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br>
 
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[[Category:Cemeteries in Alaska]]

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There is no major statewide collection nor index of cemetery transcriptions for Alaska. Some tombstone inscriptions have been published in periodicals.

  • The Sitka National Cemetery has over 500 graves of military personnel and their families who died in Alaska since 1867. A list of the burials is found in:
For more information write to
Superintendent, Sitka National Cemetery, P.O. Box 152, Sitka, Alaska 99835.
  • Kenai Totem Tracers, Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Death Records and Cemetery Inscriptions (Kenai, Alaska : [Kenai Totem Tracers], c1983) FHL book 979.83 V3k
  • Gilbert O. Rockne and Frederick Meder, Remote gravesites in Alaska ; Yes Bay, Togass National Forest : Gilbert O. Rockne, died April 1896? ; Frederick Meder, died 1898 FHL film 1440580 item 17

Online[edit | edit source]

The following websites have cemetery listings for Alaska 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 (Alaska), 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.