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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/virginia/index.html Online Virginia Death Records & Indexes] links by county | |||
*[http://interment.net/us/va/index.htm Virginia Cemetery Records at Interment.net] | |||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Findagrave.com Virginia Cemetery Records] | |||
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Virginia&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Billiongraves.com Virginia Cemeteries] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} | |||
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/virginia.html USGenWeb Virginia Tombstone Transcription Project] | |||
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VA/ Linkpendium] | |||
*[http://virginiagravestones.org/ Virginia Gravestones] | |||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/Cemetery-Records.htm Virginia Cemetery Records] | |||
*[http://www.daddezio.com/catalog/recndx16.html D'ADDEZIO Cemetery Junction] | |||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/virginia-cemetery-records.htm Access Genealogy] | |||
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/va/index.htm Cemetery Census]<br> | |||
*[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore-the-Cemetery/Find-a-Grave Arlington National Cemetery] | |||
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/va.html I Dream of Genealogy] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|3013259|Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index | |||
== Online == | |||
The following have significant cemetery listings for Virginia 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=48&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=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=70635 ''Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 Free''] at Ancestry.com ($) State. | |||
{{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> | |||
*[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=Virginia&county=0 BillionGraves Name Search]. Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search''' | |||
**[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=Virginia&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery&start=0&limit=100 Lists of Cemeteries], "Filter by county" to see the list of cemeteries in their database. | |||
*[http://www.interment.net/US/ar/index.htm Interment.net] | |||
**Lists of cemeteries in the counties. | |||
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VA/ Linkpendium] | |||
*[http://virginiagravestones.org/ Virginia Gravestones] | |||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/Cemetery-Records.htm Virginia Cemetery Records] | |||
*[http://www.daddezio.com/catalog/recndx16.html D'ADDEZIO] | |||
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/virginia/virginia.html USGenWeb Tombstone Transcriptions] | |||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/virginia-cemetery-records.htm Access Genealogy] | |||
*[http://www.markerhistory.com/tag/cemetery/page/6/ Cemetery Historical Markers]- at MarkerHistory.com. Cemetery dates begin as early as 1620. See also the Cemetery Historical Markers on the [http://www.markerhistory.com/maps/ Cemetery Marker Map]. | |||
*[https://www.facebook.com/virginiablackcemeteries/ African American Cemeteries of Tidewater Virginia and North Carolina] | |||
*[http://www.aacemeteriesva.org/ African American Cemeteries of Tidewater Virginia] | |||
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/va/index.htm Cemetery Census]<br> | |||
== Cemetery Resources == | |||
The earliest tomb in Virginia with a legible inscription is that of Mrs. Alice Jordan, who died in 1650 in [[Surry County, Virginia|Surry County, Virginia]] at Four Mile Tree Plantation on the James River.<ref>(1) "The Oldest Tombstone," ''The William and Mary Quarterly,'' Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jan. 1896):195-197. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914961 JSTOR] - free; (2) Robert A. Lancaster, ''Historic Virginia Homes and Churches'' (Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1915), 58. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/historicvirginia00lanc#page/58/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free.</ref> | |||
African Americans typically maintained separate burial grounds.{{Main|Virginia African Americans}} | |||
Hogg, Anne M., and Dennis A. Tosh. ''Virginia Cemeteries: A Guide to Resources''. (Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia, 1986.) {{FHL|450242|item|disp=FHL book 975.5 V34v}} Lists sources of information on cemeteries, their name, and location. Arranged by county. A list of Virginia cemeteries. | |||
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 film 1206468-94, 1206492}} Includes Virginia and Washington. A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library. | |||
The Family History Library has copies of many {{FHL|338740|subject_id|disp= cemetery records}} from [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia]]. This includes the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection of tombstone inscriptions. Additional tombstone inscriptions have been published in the magazines mentioned in the [[Virginia Periodicals]] section | |||
{{RecordSearch|1386587|Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records}} Online in FamilySearch Historical Records. | |||
*To access cemetery records available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for: | |||
:*VIRGINIA - CEMETERIES | |||
:*VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], - CEMETERIES | |||
:*VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES | |||
:*VIRGINIA, [INDEPENDENT CITY] - CEMETERIES | |||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- Online Virginia Death Records & Indexes links by county
- Virginia Cemetery Records at Interment.net
- Findagrave.com Virginia Cemetery Records
- Billiongraves.com Virginia Cemeteries
- BillionGraves Index
- USGenWeb Virginia Tombstone Transcription Project
- Linkpendium
- Virginia Gravestones
- Virginia Cemetery Records
- D'ADDEZIO Cemetery Junction
- Access Genealogy
- Cemetery Census
- Arlington National Cemetery
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — index
Online[edit | edit source]
The following have significant cemetery listings for Virginia State:
| 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 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 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.
- 1) Select the state, 2) pick a county, and 3) click Search. (There are too many cemeteries for a statewide list.)
- Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 Free at Ancestry.com ($) State.
Tip: Remember:
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- BillionGraves Name Search. Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click Search
- Lists of Cemeteries, "Filter by county" to see the list of cemeteries in their database.
- Interment.net
- Lists of cemeteries in the counties.
- Cemetery Historical Markers- at MarkerHistory.com. Cemetery dates begin as early as 1620. See also the Cemetery Historical Markers on the Cemetery Marker Map.
Cemetery Resources[edit | edit source]
The earliest tomb in Virginia with a legible inscription is that of Mrs. Alice Jordan, who died in 1650 in Surry County, Virginia at Four Mile Tree Plantation on the James River.[1]
African Americans typically maintained separate burial grounds.
- Main article: Virginia African Americans
Hogg, Anne M., and Dennis A. Tosh. Virginia Cemeteries: A Guide to Resources. (Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia, 1986.) FHL book 975.5 V34v Lists sources of information on cemeteries, their name, and location. Arranged by county. A list of Virginia cemeteries.
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 film 1206468-94, 1206492 Includes Virginia and Washington. A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library.
The Family History Library has copies of many cemetery records from Virginia. This includes the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection of tombstone inscriptions. Additional tombstone inscriptions have been published in the magazines mentioned in the Virginia Periodicals section
Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records Online in FamilySearch Historical Records.
- To access cemetery records available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:
- VIRGINIA - CEMETERIES
- VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], - CEMETERIES
- VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
- VIRGINIA, [INDEPENDENT CITY] - CEMETERIES
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ (1) "The Oldest Tombstone," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jan. 1896):195-197. Digital version at JSTOR - free; (2) Robert A. Lancaster, Historic Virginia Homes and Churches (Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1915), 58. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.