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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>''Online Cemetery Resources for Michigan'''</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/cemetery/michigan-cemetery-records.htm Michigan Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/mi/index.htm Michigan Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*{{RecordSearch|3264363|Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Cemetery Index, 1799-1999}} at FamilySearch - [[Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Cemetery Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/michigan/mitstable.htm Michigan Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/michigan/index.html Online Michigan Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70492/ Indiana and Michigan, Michiana Genealogical Cemetery Index, 1800-2010] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Michigan?id=state_24 Michigan Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Michigan in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Michigan,%20United%20States&reqParents=332&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Michigan,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://michigan.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Michigan Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/mi.html Michigan Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/MI/Cemetery-Records.htm Michigan Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
*[http://www.migenweb.org/cemetery1.htm Michigan Cemeteries] at [http://www.migenweb.org/ MIGenWeb]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Jewish&cemetery-loc=Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_24 Jewish Cemeteries in Michigan] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Hebrew&cemetery-loc=Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_24&page=1#cem-1234 Hebrew Cemeteries in Michigan] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/michigan-mi/ Michigan 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/ftcuster.asp Fort Custer National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109405/fort-custer-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-Custer-National-Cemetery/160950 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/greatlakes.asp Great Lakes National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2139189/great-lakes-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Great-Lakes-National-Cemetery/160951 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/lots/fort_mackinac.asp Fort Mackinac Post Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1985420/fort-mackinac-post-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-Mackinac-Post-Cemetery/275464 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/lots/lakeside.asp Lakeside Cemetery Soldiers' Lot] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/889/lakeside-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Lakeside-Cemetery/117734 BillionGraves]
*Grand Rapids Home For Veterans Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1971047/grand-rapids-veterans-home-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Grand-Rapids-Home-for-Veterans-Cemetery/116948 BillionGraves]
:''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 ''Michigan'' 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 Michigan 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: '''Michigan''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=24&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=24&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 (Michigan), 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=70581 ''Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012''] at Ancestry.com ($)
#Enter: ''Michigan''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Michigan'''
#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''']
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
#Enter: '''Michigan''' in the Place box
*[http://www.migenweb.net/cemetery1.htm USGenWeb Cemeteries by County Michigan]  
#Click on: '''Search'''
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MI/ Michigan Linkpendium]
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
*[http://www.interment.net/us/mi/index.htm Interment.net]
#Click on: '''Places within Michigan'''
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MI/Cemetery-Records.htm Michigan Cemetery Records] (Michigan Genealogy)Cemetery inscriptions online organized by county and city.
#Click on the county you want to search
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/michigan/mitstable.htm Michigan Cemeteries by County] Scroll down to the Listed counties.
#Click on '''Places within United States, Michigan, county name'''
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/mi.html I Dream of Genealogy Michigan Cemeteries]
#Click on the town you want to search
*[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=Michigan&county=0 BillionGraves] Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search'''  
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/michigan-genealogy Access Genealogy]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~graveyards/ Michigan Graveyards]<br>


== Additional Resources ==
<br> Copies of many tombstone inscriptions, especially for the southern part of [[Michigan, United States Genealogy|Michigan]], have been acquired by the Family History Library, the Library of Michigan, and the Detroit Public Library's Burton Historical Collection.
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Michigan cemetery.
 
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Michigan Cemetery.
=== Cemetery Directories  ===
*A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is:
 
::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}}.) Film 1206477 includes Michigan and Minnesota.
 
==== Family History Library Resources  ====
 
To find additional cemetery sources in the FamilySearch Catalog, use the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place-Names Search function]]. For example:
 
:1. Access the FamilySearch Catalog
:2. Type the word "Illinois" in the place-names search; then click, Search.
:3. Locate the topic, Cemetery
:4. OR, type in a county in Illinois in the place-names search; then click, Search
:5. Locate the topic, Cemetery.
:6. To explore each cemetery title, click on the highlighted blue title.
 
MICHIGAN, CEMETERIES<br>MICHIGAN, [Name of County]- CEMETERIES<br>MICHIGAN, [Name of County], [Name of Town]- CEMETERIES
 
=== MIlitary Cemeteries  ===
 
The Family History Library and the Grand Rapids Public Library, 60 Library Plaza NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3093, have microfilm copies of three card indexes to veterans buried in Michigan:
 
*Grand Army of the Republic (Michigan). ''Cemetery Index, 1800s–1900s''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library {{FHL|294607|item|disp=FHL films 1002419–21}}.) Arranged alphabetically by surname.  
*Grand Rapids (Michigan). Public Library. ''Cemetery Records of Michigan Soldiers, 1770–1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library {{FHL|251258|item|disp=FHL films 1002021–23}}.) Arranged alphabetically by surname.
*Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. Committee on Civil War Grave Registration. ''Civil War Graves Registration Index Cards, ca. 1861–1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994. {{FHL|710418|item|disp=FHL film 1955405 (first of 22 films.}}


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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

The following have significant cemetery listings Michigan 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 cemeteries statewide for cemeteries in their database
      • Go to Find A Grave Home page, click Search for a cemetery, select the state (Michigan), 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.



Copies of many tombstone inscriptions, especially for the southern part of Michigan, have been acquired by the Family History Library, the Library of Michigan, and the Detroit Public Library's Burton Historical Collection.

Cemetery Directories[edit | edit source]

  • A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is:
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.) Film 1206477 includes Michigan and Minnesota.

Family History Library Resources[edit | edit source]

To find additional cemetery sources in the FamilySearch Catalog, use the Place-Names Search function. For example:

1. Access the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Type the word "Illinois" in the place-names search; then click, Search.
3. Locate the topic, Cemetery
4. OR, type in a county in Illinois in the place-names search; then click, Search
5. Locate the topic, Cemetery.
6. To explore each cemetery title, click on the highlighted blue title.

MICHIGAN, CEMETERIES
MICHIGAN, [Name of County]- CEMETERIES
MICHIGAN, [Name of County], [Name of Town]- CEMETERIES

MIlitary Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library and the Grand Rapids Public Library, 60 Library Plaza NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3093, have microfilm copies of three card indexes to veterans buried in Michigan:

  • Grand Army of the Republic (Michigan). Cemetery Index, 1800s–1900s. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library FHL films 1002419–21.) Arranged alphabetically by surname.
  • Grand Rapids (Michigan). Public Library. Cemetery Records of Michigan Soldiers, 1770–1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library FHL films 1002021–23.) Arranged alphabetically by surname.
  • Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. Committee on Civil War Grave Registration. Civil War Graves Registration Index Cards, ca. 1861–1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994. FHL film 1955405 (first of 22 films.

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