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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Delaware'''</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.com]
*{{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/delaware-cemetery-records.htm Delaware Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/de/index.htm Delaware Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/delaware/delaware.html Delaware Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Delaware?id=state_10 Delaware Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Delaware in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Delaware,%20United%20States&reqParents=366&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Delaware,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://delaware.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Delaware Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/de.html Delaware Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]  
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/DE/Cemetery-Records.htm Delaware Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/104386/jewish-community-cemetery Jewish Cemetery in Delaware] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/delaware-de/ Delaware 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://vets.delaware.gov/delaware-veterans-memorial-cemetery/ Delaware Veterans cemeteries]
*Delaware Veterans Cemetery - New Castle — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/295751/delaware-veterans-memorial-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Delaware-Veterans-Memorial-Cemetery---New-Castle-County/11641 BillionGraves]
*Delaware Veterans Cemetery - Sussex — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/104363/delaware-veterans-memorial-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Delaware-Veterans-Memorial-Cemetery---Sussex-County/180717 BillionGraves]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
 
To find cemetery records for ''Delaware'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
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=== Online  ===
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Delaware''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


The following have significant cemetery listings for Arkansas 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>
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=10&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.
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*This site frequently has tombstone images
#Enter: '''Delaware''' in the Place box
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cs& List of cemeteries]In their database.
#Click on: '''Search'''
***1) Select the state, 2) pick a county, and 3) click '''Search.''' (There are too many cemeteries for a statewide list.)
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
****Tip: To switch to a different county, click '''Cemetery Lookup''' under '''''Actions''''' at the left.
#Click on: '''Places within Delaware'''
***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.
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70503 ''Web: Delaware, Find A Grave Index, 1707-2012'']
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.


{{Tip| Remember:<br>
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
#Enter: '''Delaware''' in the Place box
# [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Value of Cemetery Records|Symbols and abbreviations]] may lead you to other records.
#Click on: '''Search'''
# Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Published Transcriptions|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br>
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Delaware'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Delaware, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


*[http://www.cdow.org/csdatabase.html Catholic Cemetery]
== Additional Resources ==
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Delaware cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Delaware Cemetery.


*[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=Delaware&county=0 Billion Graves] Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search'''
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/de/index.htm Interment]
 
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-DE-NDX.html D'ADDEZIO CEMETERY]
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/delaware.htm Access Genealogy]
 
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/de.html I Dream of Genealogy]
 
*[http://delaware-genealogy.com/Delaware-Cemetery-Records.htm Delaware Cemetery Records]
 
*[http://veteransaffairs.delaware.gov/dvmc.shtml Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery]
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/delaware-cemetery-records.htm Access Genealogy]
 
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=== Publications  ===
 
Following is a list of the major collections and publications for the state of [[Delaware]]:


*Clark, Raymond B., ed. ''Delaware Tombstone Inscriptions''. St. Michaels, Maryland: R. B. Clark, 1989. {{FHL|540401|item|disp=FHL book 975.1 A1 no. 20}}. This contains burial information on 700 revolutionary soldiers in the three counties, 600 of which are in small church and family cemeteries.
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*Dill, Raymond Walter. ''Souls in Heaven, Names in Stone, Kent County, Delaware Cemetery Records''. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1989. {{FHL|448829|item|disp=FHL book 975.14 V3d}}. The information for this work was gathered from headstones, cemetery records, maps, deeds, Bibles and by word of mouth.
*Hudson, Millard F. ''Cemetery Records of Sussex County, Delaware.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. {{FHL|55831|item|disp=FHL film 006690}}. This includes transcriptions from 630 cemeteries. It is available at the Delaware Public Archives and at the Family History Library.
*Tatnall, Walter G. ''Tombstone Records, New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County, Delaware''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. {{FHL|14150|item|disp=FHL film 006303}}. This includes inscriptions from nearly 800 small cemeteries. It is available at the Delaware Public Archives and at the Family History Library. A card index to this is available at the Delaware Public Archives. The Family History Library does not have a copy of the index.


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=== Other Sources  ===
Some cemetery records for Delaware are being printed in the:
*''Delaware Genealogical Society Journal.'' Wilmington, Delaware: 1980-. {{FHL|344107|item|disp=FHL book 975.1 D25d}}
The Historical Society of Delaware also has a collection of cemetery records.
A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is found in:
*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 films 1206468-94}}. Film 1206469 includes Delaware, among other states.
The Family History Library has copies of many other sexton and tombstone records listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
DELAWARE - CEMETERIES
DELAWARE, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES
DELAWARE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
Some cemetery record collections are also listed under "Vital Records" in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.


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