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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Virginia'''</center>
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*[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]
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*[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]
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*[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''
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*[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]].''
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=== Online  ===
== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Virginia'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


The following have significant cemetery listings for Virginia 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: '''Virginia''' 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=48&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.
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=cs& List of cemeteries] in their database.
***1) Select the state, 2) pick a county, and 3) click '''Search.''' (There are too many cemeteries for a statewide list.)
****Tip: To switch to a different county, click '''Cemetery Lookup''' under '''''Actions''''' at the left.
***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.


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70635 ''Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 Free''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
#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'''


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


*[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=Virginia&county=0 BillionGraves Name Search]. Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search'''  
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
**[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=Virginia&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery&start=0&limit=100 Lists of Cemeteries], "Filter by county" to see the list of cemeteries in their database.
#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'''


*[http://www.interment.net/US/ar/index.htm Interment.net]
== Additional Resources ==
**Lists of cemeteries in the counties.
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Virginia cemetery.
 
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Virginia Cemetery.
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VA/ Linkpendium]
 
*[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]
 
=== Cemetery Resources ===
 
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>
 
African Americans typically maintained separate burial grounds.{{Main|Virginia African Americans}}
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
{{RecordSearch|1386587|Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records}} Online in FamilySearch Historical Records.  
 
*To access cemetery records available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the Family History Library Catalog for:
 
:*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]]
 
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[[Image:Virginiatomb.jpg|left|500px|Virginiatomb.jpg]]
 
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=== Online  ===
 
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=48&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=48&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.
 
{{Tip| Remember:<br>
# 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://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  ==
 
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