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==Online Resources==
'''Cemetery                                                  Location               On-line Transcription'''
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} - index & images


*[http://billiongraves.com/ BillionGraves Home Page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
 
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!Cemetery                                           
!Location           
!On-line Transcription         
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|Bulawayo General Cemetery (Athlone) 
|Bulawayo  
|[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2244535 FindAGrave]


*[https://billiongraves.com/site-map?country=Zimbabwe BillionGraves for Zimbabwe]
[http://www.zjc.org.il/showpage.php?pageid=36  Zimbabwe Jewish Community]


*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} - index & images
[http://www.egssa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1773152 eGSSA Cemeteries]


*[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find a Grave Home page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
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|Bulawayo Town Cemetery
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/Zimbabwe?id=country_49 Find a Grave for Zimbabwe]
|Bulawayo
 
|[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=7768721&CRid=1968298& Find A Grave]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/cemeteries/ Cyndi's List] - Cemeteries & Funeral Homes
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|Chinhoyi Main Cemetery
==Introduction==
|Chinhoyi
The records available from cemeteries are headstone inscriptions and written records (burial records). Cemetery records may provide information such as the deceased’s name, date and place of birth and death, age of the deceased at death, place of origin, names of other persons related to the deceased, maiden surname, and sometimes marriage information. They may also provide clues about military service, religion, occupation, place of residence at time of death, or membership in an organization. Cemetery records are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young or women.
|[http://www.egssa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1980711 eSSA Gravestones]
 
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===Headstone Inscriptions===
|Fort Ingwenya Cemetery
Headstone inscriptions are information recorded on headstones (also known as tombstones or gravestones). Even when burial or death records exist, headstone inscriptions might provide information that the parish or civil certificate of death does not, such as place of birth. Sometimes, multiple family members are buried in the same vault and the inscription will give information on all that are buried there. Information recorded on headstones is of primary importance. Often, this information has been transcribed, indexed, and published and is found in manuscripts and books in libraries and archives.
|Midlands
 
|[http://zimfieldguide.com/midlands/fort-ingwenya-and-cemetery ZimFieldGuide]
===Written Records===
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Written records are information recorded by cemetery officials or caretakers, included in parish and cemetery records recorded by the civil authority. Many persons could not afford permanent purchase of the grave and gravestone or monument, so after a period of time the grave was reused. Written cemetery records can be especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young. Because relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, it is best to examine the original records. Written records include:
|Fort Umlugulu (formerly Fort Nsezi or Sugar-bush Camp)
*Cemetery sextons' records
|Esibomvu
*Municipal cemetery records
|[http://zimfieldguide.com/matabeleland-south/fort-umlugulu-previously-fort-nsezi-or-sugar-bush-camp-and-cemetery]
*Church yard records
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*Grave books
|Gweru Cemetery  
*Plot books
|Gweru
*Maps
|[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=2394288&CRid=2394288&pt=Gweru%20Cemetery& Find A Grave]
 
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==Finding Cemeteries==
|Hope Fountain Mission Cemetery  
Cemeteries are often located next to a church. If you know where your ancestor attended church check that place first. If your ancestor died in another part of the country he or she may have been brought to the home parish for burial. Your ancestor may have been buried in a church or a civil (local authority) cemetery - usually near the place where he or she lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in church records, newspaper announcements, or family histories.
|Esigodini
 
(formerly Essexvale)
==Photos and inscriptions of headstones from various Zimbabwe Cemeteries==
|[http://www.egssa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1648412 eSSA Gravestones]
 
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[http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1248098 eGSSA for Zimbabwe Gravestones]
|Karoi Main Cemetery
 
|Karoi    
[http://x.liebowitzes.com/genealogy/headstones.php?country=Zimbabwe&tree=  Roni and Jerry's Genealogy and Family History] -a few gravestones in Zimbabwe for the specific family
|[http://www.egssa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1524561 eSSA Gravestones]
 
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[http://www.vanheerden.net/getperson.php?personID=I4429&tree=vh01 van Heerden Genealogy] -a few gravestones for the specific family
|Kadoma Cemetery
 
|Kadoma
[http://zimfieldguide.com/search/node/cemetery ZimFieldGuide] historical, cultural and wildlife information for Zimbabwe- includes many cemeteries
(formerly Gatooma)
 
|[http://www.zjc.org.il/showpage.php?pageid=34 Zimbabwe Jewish Community]
==Military Cemeteries==
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*[https://www.ww1cemeteries.com/other-countries.html Remember the Fallen- WW1]
|Kwe Kwe (Que Que) Cemetery
 
|Kwe Kwe
==Jewish Cemeteries==
|[http://www.zjc.org.il/showpage.php?pageid=211 Zimbabwe Jewish Community]
 
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*[http://zjc.org.il/showpage.php?pageid=14 Zimbabwe Jewish Community] - index & images of gravestones
|Mutare Cemetery (also known as Umtali Cemetery)
 
|Mutare
==Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library==
|[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2588064/mutare-cemetery Find A Grave]
 
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To find cemetery records for ''COUNTRY NAME'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:
|Pioneer St Cemetery
 
|Harare
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
|[http://www.zjc.org.il/showpage.php?pageid=27 Zimbabwe Jewish Community]
#Enter: '''COUNTRY NAME''' in the Place box
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#Select country from the list
|Plumbtree  Mangwe Cemetery
#Click on: '''Search'''
|Plumbtree
#Click on: '''COUNTRY NAME - Cemeteries'''
|[http://www.egssa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1118611 eSSA Gravestones]
 
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To find cemetery records for lower jurisdictions:
|Warren Hills Cemetery
#Click on: '''Places within COUNTRY NAME
|Harare
 
|[http://www.zjc.org.il/showpage.php?pageid=28 Zimbabwe Jewish Community]
 
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|Zvishavane Main Cemetery  
 
|Zvishavane
 
|[http://www.egssa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1523898 eSSA Gravestones] 
   
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Cemetery Location On-line Transcription
Bulawayo General Cemetery (Athlone) Bulawayo   FindAGrave

Zimbabwe Jewish Community

eGSSA Cemeteries

Bulawayo Town Cemetery Bulawayo Find A Grave
Chinhoyi Main Cemetery Chinhoyi eSSA Gravestones
Fort Ingwenya Cemetery Midlands ZimFieldGuide
Fort Umlugulu (formerly Fort Nsezi or Sugar-bush Camp) Esibomvu [1]
Gweru Cemetery   Gweru Find A Grave
Hope Fountain Mission Cemetery   Esigodini

(formerly Essexvale)

eSSA Gravestones
Karoi Main Cemetery Karoi     eSSA Gravestones
Kadoma Cemetery Kadoma

(formerly Gatooma)

Zimbabwe Jewish Community
Kwe Kwe (Que Que) Cemetery Kwe Kwe Zimbabwe Jewish Community
Mutare Cemetery (also known as Umtali Cemetery) Mutare Find A Grave
Pioneer St Cemetery Harare Zimbabwe Jewish Community
Plumbtree  Mangwe Cemetery Plumbtree eSSA Gravestones
Warren Hills Cemetery Harare Zimbabwe Jewish Community
Zvishavane Main Cemetery   Zvishavane eSSA Gravestones 

                                                                                             

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