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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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=== Online  ===
== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Michigan'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


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


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


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70581 ''Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012''] at Ancestry.com ($)
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#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'''


{{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.
# [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Value of Cemetery Records|Symbols and abbreviations]] may lead you to other records.
# Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Published Transcriptions|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br>


*[http://www.migenweb.net/cemetery1.htm USGenWeb Cemeteries by County Michigan]  
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MI/ Michigan Linkpendium]
#Enter: '''Michigan''' in the Place box
*[http://www.interment.net/us/mi/index.htm Interment.net]
#Click on: '''Search'''
*[http://michigan-genealogy.com/Michigan-Cemetery-Records.htm Michigan Cemetery Records] (Michigan Genealogy)Cemetery inscriptions online organized by county and city.
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/michigan/mitstable.htm Michigan Cemeteries by County] Scroll down to the Listed counties.
#Click on: '''Places within Michigan'''
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/mi.html I Dream of Genealogy Michigan Cemeteries]
#Click on the county 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 '''Places within United States, Michigan, county name'''
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/michigan-genealogy Access Genealogy]
#Click on the town you want to search
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~graveyards/ Michigan Graveyards]<br>
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


<br> 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.  
== Additional Resources ==
*[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  ====
[[Category:Michigan,_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Cemeteries]]
 
*The [http://libraryofmichigan.state.mi.us/MichiganCemeteries/ Michigan Cemetery Sources] web site represents a compilation of published cemetery transcriptions located at the Library of Michigan and links to Michigan cemetery websites. This database also identifies the location of over 3,700 cemeteries in Michigan. It is NOT intended to include a list of personal names.
 
*The following is a directory of cemeteries and transcriptions available at the Library of Michigan:
 
::Har-Al, Inc. ''Michigan Cemetery Compendium. ''Spring Arbor, Michigan. Family History Library {{FHL|19582|item|disp=FHL book 977.4 V37h}}<nowiki>: Har-Al, 1979. (FHL book 977.4 V37h.)</nowiki>
 
*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 Family History Library Catalog, use the [[Family History Library Catalog Place Search|Place-Names Search function]]. For example:
 
:1. Access the Family History Library 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
 
==== Veteran Cemetery Records  ====
 
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.}}
 
=== Online  ===
 
The following have some cemetery listings for Michigan State. [[Image:ArrowGreen.svg.png|left|20x20px|ArrowGreen.svg.png]] Sites may be incomplete. They may not list all cemeteries in a county and may not include all burials in a cemetery. <br><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=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
***You may need to narrow by county
****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.
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70581 ''Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012''] at Ancestry.com ($)
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~graveyards/ Michigan Graveyards]  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/mi/index.htm Interment.net]
*[http://www.migenweb.net/cemetery1.htm MIGenWeb Project's Cemeteries]
*[http://michigan-genealogy.com/Michigan-Cemetery-Records.htm Michigan Cemetery Records] (Michigan Genealogy)&nbsp;Cemetery inscriptions online organized by county and city
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/ BillionGraves.com]<br>
 
 
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Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

To find cemetery records for Michigan in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:

  1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
  2. Enter: Michigan in the Place box
  3. Click on: Search
  4. Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below

  1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
  2. Enter: Michigan' in the Place box
  3. Click on: Search
  4. Click on: Cemeteries
  5. Click on: Places within Michigan
  6. Click on the county you want to search
  7. Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.

  1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
  2. Enter: Michigan in the Place box
  3. Click on: Search
  4. Click on: Cemeteries
  5. Click on: Places within Michigan
  6. Click on the county you want to search
  7. Click on Places within United States, Michigan, county name
  8. Click on the town you want to search
  9. Click on: Cemeteries

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