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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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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Jewish Cemeteries '''</center>
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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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=== Online  ===
== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Colorado'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


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>
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Colorado''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


*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].
To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
*[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.


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


{{Tip| Remember:<br>
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
# 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://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/colorado.htm Colorado Cemetery Records] Access Genealogy
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#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'''


*[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.'''
== Additional Resources ==
*[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 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.]]
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