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Major Repositories	Bristol Public Library · Germanna Foundation Library · Handley Regional Library · Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) · Historical Society of Washington, D.C. · John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg · Jones Memorial Library · Library of Congress (Washington, DC) · Library of Virginia · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library · Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, MD) · National Archives I (Washington, DC) · National Archives II (College Park, MD) · National Archives at Philadelphia (PA) · National Genealogical Society · New York Public Library (New York City, NY) · Pennsylvania State Archives (Harrisburg, PA) · Portsmouth Public Library · Roanoke County Public Library · Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD) · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown (Santa Cruz, CA) · University of Virginia Library · Virginia Department of Health · Virginia Historical Society · Virginia Theological Seminary · Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD) · William and Mary College Swem Library

Migration Routes	Routes: Chesapeake Bay • James River • Potomac River • Rappahannock River • York River • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal • Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad • Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) • Great Indian Warpath • Great Trading Path • Great Valley Road • Kanawha Trail • King's Highway • National Road (Cumberland Road) • New River and Southern Trail • Occaneechi Path • Old Cherokee Path • Old Northwestern Turnpike • Pamunkey-New River Trail • Pioneer Road • Richmond Road • Richmond-Williamsburg Road • Saura-Saponi Trail • Secondary Coast Road • Upper Road • Wilderness Road • Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail • Ports: Atlantic Coast Ports • Accomack • Alexandria • Belvoir Plantation • Bermuda Hundred • Dumfries • Falmouth • Fredericksburg • Hampton • Jamestown • Leedstown • Norfolk • Port Royal • Portsmouth • South Quay • Suffolk • Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole) • Urbanna • Williamsburg • Yorktown

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+==Online Resources==
+{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:65%;  "
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+| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Virginia'''</center>
+|-
+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
+|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
+*[https://www.findagrave.com 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] ($)
+*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
+*[https://cemeterycensus.com/va/index.htm Cemeteries of Virginia] at [https://cemeterycensus.com/ Cemetery Census]
+*{{RecordSearch|1708697|Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2558/ Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($)
+*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/virginia-cemetery-records.htm Virginia Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
+*[http://www.interment.net/us/va/index.htm Virginia Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
+*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/virginia.html VirginiaTombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
+*[https://www.deathindexes.com/virginia/index.html Online Virginia Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
+|-
+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the State'''</center>
+|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
+{| style="float:right;
+|-
+|{{MormonLDSRemoval}}
+|}
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Virginia?id=state_48 Virginia Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
+*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Virginia in the search box.
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Virginia,%20United%20States&reqParents=360&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Virginia,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
+*[https://virginia.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Virginia Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
+*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/va.html Virginia Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
+*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/Cemetery-Records.htm Virginia Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
+*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/va/ African American Cemeteries in Virginia] at [http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online]
+|-
+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Jewish Cemeteries '''</center>
+|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=virginia&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_48 Jewish Cemeteries in Virginia] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Hebrew&cemetery-loc=virginia&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_48&page=1#cem-50575 Hebrew Cemeteries in Virginia] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
+*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/vermont-vt/ Virginia 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''
+|-
+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Military Cemeteries '''</center>
+|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/49269/arlington-national-cemetery Arlington National Cemetery] at FindaGrave; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62993/ Ancestry] ($); [https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/ ANC Explorer]''
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/alexandriava.asp Alexandria National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ballsbluff.asp Ball's Bluff National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/citypoint.asp City Point National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/coldharbor.asp Cold Harbor National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/culpeper.asp Culpeper National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/danvilleva.asp Danville National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftharrison.asp Fort Harrison National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/glendale.asp Glendale National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/hampton.asp Hampton National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/hamptonvamc.asp Hampton National Cemetery (VAMC)]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/quantico.asp Quantico National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/richmond.asp Richmond National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sevenpines.asp Seven Pines National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/staunton.asp Staunton National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/winchester.asp Winchester National Cemetery]
+*[https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/cemeteries/amelia-cemetery Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia]
+*[https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/cemeteries/dublin-cemetery Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery]
+*[https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/cemeteries/suffolk-cemetery Albert G Horton, Jr Memorial Veterans Cemetery]
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1970654/captain-ted-conaway-memorial-naval-cemetery Capt Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery] at at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
+:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
+|}
-=== Cemetery Resources  ===
+== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
+To find cemetery records for ''Virginia'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
-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>
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Virginia''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-African Americans typically maintained separate burial grounds.{{Main|Virginia African Americans}}
+To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
-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.
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Virginia''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Virginia'''
+#Click on the county you want to search
+#Click on: '''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.
+To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
-The Family History Library has copies of many {{FHL|338740|subject_id|disp= 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
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Virginia''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Virginia'''
+#Click on the county you want to search
+#Click on '''Places within United States, Virginia, county name'''
+#Click on the town you want to search
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-{{RecordSearch|1386587|Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records}} Online in FamilySearch Historical Records.
+== Additional Resources ==
+*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Virginia cemetery.
-*To access cemetery records available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the Family History Library Catalog for:
+*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Virginia Cemetery.
-:*VIRGINIA - CEMETERIES
-:*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:Cemeteries_in_Virginia VIRGINIA, [COUNTY, &nbsp;- CEMETERIES]]
-:*VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
-:*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:Cemeteries_in_Virginia VIRGINIA, [INDEPENDENT CITY - CEMETERIES]]
-<br>
-<br>
-[[Image:Virginiatomb.jpg|left|500px|Virginiatomb.jpg]]
-=== Online  ===
-The following websites have cemetery listings for Virginia 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=29&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=29&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 (Virginia), 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=70635 ''Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 Free''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
-*[http://virginiagravestones.org/ Virginia Gravestones]
-*[http://virginia-genealogy.org/Virginia-Cemetery-Records.htm Virginia Cemetery Records]
-*[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].
-*[http://www.blackcemeteriesportsmouthva.org/ African American Historic Cemeteries of Portsmouth Virginia]
-*[http://www.aacemeteriesva.org/ African American Cemeteries of Tidewater Virginia]
-== References ==
-<references />
 {{Virginia|Virginia}}
-[[Category:Virginia|Cemeteries]] [[Category:Cemeteries_in_Virginia]]
+[[Category:Virginia, United States|Cemeteries]][[Category:United States Cemeteries]]