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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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*[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 ==
== Online  Resources ==
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 following have significant cemetery listings for Colorado 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>
#Enter: '''Colorado''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
*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) (FHL film 1597842 item 4). The cemeteries can be accessed [http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm online].
*[http://www.cocemproject.org cocemproject.org] - Request data searches from hundreds of cemeteries' records from throughout the State of Colorado. This is a state and private sponsored project to index and digitize all cemetery records to get the highest level of accuracy. It is estimated that a public search will be available readily in November of 2014. The record search also includes graves without headstones, and cemeteries which have not been documented as of yet. From a Summer 2014 Newsletter, the project suggests that you signup for an account if you would like to stay up to date on when the Public Database will be available.
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=7&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=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=7&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 (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.


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70501 ''Web: Colorado, Find A Grave Index, 1855-2012 Free''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
#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.
{{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>


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/colorado.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] Access Genealogy
#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 ==
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#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=Colorado&county=0 BillionGraves] Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search.'''
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Colorado cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Colorado Cemetery.


*[http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] Interment.net
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/co.html Colorado Cemetery Records] I Dream of Genealogy
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CO/ALL/cem/ Linkpendium] Cemeteries
*[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://usgwarchives.net/co/cofiles.htm USGenWeb Tombstone Photo Project - Colorado]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/colorado/colorado.html USGenWeb Tombstone Photo Project]
*[http://coloradogravestones.org/ Colorado Cemetery Records]coloradogravestones.org
<br> The Daughters of the American Revolution Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Colorado cemeteries. This collection is described in the "[[Colorado, United States Genealogy|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 {{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.
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}}).
[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.]]
{{Place|Colorado}} {{Colorado|Colorado}}


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The following have significant cemetery listings for Colorado State:

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


  • 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) (FHL film 1597842 item 4). The cemeteries can be accessed online.
  • cocemproject.org - Request data searches from hundreds of cemeteries' records from throughout the State of Colorado. This is a state and private sponsored project to index and digitize all cemetery records to get the highest level of accuracy. It is estimated that a public search will be available readily in November of 2014. The record search also includes graves without headstones, and cemeteries which have not been documented as of yet. From a Summer 2014 Newsletter, the project suggests that you signup for an account if you would like to stay up to date on when the Public Database will be available.
  • Findagrave.com 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.
    • List of cemeteries statewide for cemeteries in their database
        • 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.
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.


  • BillionGraves Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click Search.


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.

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