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+| link3=[[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]]
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+==Online Resources==
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+| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Iowa'''</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# Billion Graves]
+*{{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] ($)
+*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
+*[http://www.onentofl.com/tcsia.html Iowa Cemeteries] at [http://www.onentofl.com/tcshome.html The Cemetery Site]
+*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/iowa-cemetery-records.htm Iowa Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
+*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4711/ Iowa Cemetery Records] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($)
+*[http://www.interment.net/us/ia/index.htm Iowa Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
+*[https://iowagravestones.org/ Iowa Gravestone Photo Project] at [https://iowagravestones.org/ Iowa Gravestones]
+*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/iowa/iowa.html Iowa Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
+*[https://iowawpagraves.org/index.php Iowa Graves Survey] at [https://iowawpagraves.org/index.php Iowa WPA Graves]
+*[https://www.deathindexes.com/iowa/index.html Online Iowa Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
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+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the State'''</center>
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+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Iowa?id=state_14 Iowa Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
+*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves] — type Iowa in the search box.
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=364&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Iowa%2C%20United%20States&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within%3AIowa%2C%20United%20States FamilySearch Places]
+*[https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Iowa Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
+*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ia.html Iowa Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
+*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/IA/Cemetery-Records.htm Iowa 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>
+|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=Iowa%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_14 Jewish Cemeteries in Iowa] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Hebrew&cemetery-loc=Iowa%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_14 Hebrew Cemeteries in Iowa] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
+*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/iowa-ia/ Iowa 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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+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Military Cemeteries '''</center>
+|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/keokuk.asp Keokuk National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109416/keokuk-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Keokuk-National-Cemetery/180874 BillionGraves]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/lots/oakdale.asp Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Soldiers' Lot] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/95667/oakdale-memorial-gardens Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Oakdale-Memorial-Gardens/34643 BillionGraves]
+*[https://va.iowa.gov/cemetery Iowa Veterans Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2258500/iowa-veterans-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Iowa-Veterans-Cemetery/180867 BillionGraves]
+*[https://www.winneshiekcounty.org/departments/veterans/iowa-veterans-home-cemetery Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2161879/iowa-veterans-home-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Iowa-Veterans-Home-and-Cemetery/143237 BillionGraves]
+*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3854/ Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]
+:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
+|-
+|}
-== Cemeteries  ==
+== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
+To find cemetery records for ''Iowa'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
-=== Tombstones  ===
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Iowa''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-Cemetery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone tombstones], or [[Sexton Records|sexton's records]], may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse, names of children, and maiden names. Less often, they contain birth places. Tombstones may have [http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fky2%2Fcemetery%2Freid.html symbols] or [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave.shtml insignias] indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. There are also [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] that gives clues when deciphered. Also family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby. [http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm The Association of Gravestone Studies (AGS)] has recommendations on the treatment and care of tombstones when needing to make inscriptions more visible. There are several major collections of [[Iowa]] cemetery records created by various organizations that transcribed tombstones and sexton’s records. Not all cemetery records are computerized and the records may be recorded on [http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/articles/cards.html "lot" cards].
+To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
-For further reading on researching cemeteries see [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705324329/Genealogical-research-in-cemeteries.html?pg=2 Genealogical Research in Cemeteries].
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Iowa''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Iowa'''
+#Click on the county you want to search
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-Search each collection because no collection includes all the cemeteries, although there maybe some duplication. Some of the collections include the following:
+To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
-* ''Iowa Cemetery and Grave Registration Project of the W.P.A. and D.A.R.'' <ref> Iowa State Department of History and Archives. ''Iowa Cemetery and Grave Registration Project of the W.P.A. and D.A.R.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|409042|item|disp=FHL film 1022211 items 1-9 (first of 20)}} </ref>This is the most comprehensive cemetery collection for Iowa. The records are listed by county and then alphabetically by the names of persons buried in that county. [http://iowawpagraves.org/ The Iowa WPA Graves Registration] has a searchable site.
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
-*''Iowa Cemeteries'' <ref> Iowa State Department History and Archives. ''Iowa Cemeteries''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|409046|item|disp=FHL film 1023603 items 6–13 (first of 7)}} </ref>These records were filmed at Des Moines, Iowa. The cemeteries are listed by county, starting with Adair County. The records give location, history, and a physical description of most cemeteries. Headstones are listed by rows.
+#Enter: '''Iowa''' in the Place box
-*Daughters of the American Revolution (Iowa). ''Iowa Genealogical Data''. vols. 1–24, 41–62. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. {{FHL|310614|item|disp=FHL film 851208 item 8 (first of 10)}} The DAR Library in Washington, D.C., contains Iowa volumes 1–24, 41–62. (For volumes 33–34, 36–39, see the collection below.) Most volumes are indexed. [http://www.iowahistory.org/ The State Historical Society of Iowa] (see [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa Archives and Libraries]]) has a collection of 85 DAR volumes. There is also a short guide indicating which volumes contain information about specific counties. (See the [[Iowa Bible Records|Iowa Bible Records]] for the library call number of the guide.)
+#Click on: '''Search'''
-*Daughters of the American Revolution (Iowa). ''Iowa Grave Records and Genealogical Data, 1800–1900''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|615974|item|disp=FHL film 1023114 item 11 (First of 4)}} Information is by county. This set contains DAR volumes 1–4, 7, 9–10, 12–15, 33–34, 36–39, 41, 44–46, 49, 53, 56, and 80. Use this collection with the one above because many of the volumes missing here are in the above collection.
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Iowa'''
+#Click on the county you want to search
+#Click on '''Places within United States, Iowa, county name'''
+#Click on the town you want to search
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-*For Iowa soldiers who died in other states see: Iowa. ''Iowa veterans buried out of state&nbsp;: Graves Registration Service, a division of the Adjutant General's Department''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. {{FHL|411769|item|disp=FHL film 1023908 (first of 11)}}
+== Additional Resources ==
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/409042 Iowa cemetery and grave records by Grave Registration Project of the W.P.A. and D.A.R.]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/409046 Iowa Cemeteries]
+*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Iowa cemetery.
+*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Iowa Cemetery.
-=== Cemetery Locations  ===
+<references /> {{Iowa|Iowa}}
-Thousands of cemetery locations can be found at [http://www.lat-long.com/ListLocations-1-Iowa-Cemetery.html Iowa: Cemetery Locations.]
+[[Category:Iowa, United States|Cemeteries]][[Category:United States Cemeteries]]
-A project to locate all cemeteries in Iowa is published in Iowa Cemetery Locations. <ref>''Iowa Cemetery Locations: Regions 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, and 5''. 8 vols. Des Moines, Iowa: Iowa Genealogical Society, 1990. (Family History Library book 977.7 V3i)</ref> Each volume of this series covers one region and includes county maps showing cemetery locations. Many of the cemetery records listed have been published by the Iowa Genealogical Society and are available at the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]]. Many cemetery records are published in periodicals. See the [[Iowa Periodicals|Iowa Periodicals]] for indexes to major periodicals.
-Use the Keyword Search feature on catalog drop down menu of the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog%7C Family History Library Catalog] to find more records under:
-::*IOWA - CEMETERIES
-::*IOWA, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES
-::*IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
-=== '''Web Sites for Transcribed Cemeteries'''  ===
-*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-IA-001.html Cemetery Junction]
-*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Findagrave.com]
-*[http://www.interment.net/us/ia/index.htm Interment.org]
-*[http://iowagravestones.org/ IowaGravestonses.org]
-*[http://iowagravestones.org/search.php?search=custom&new_cid=100&cfield=last&ctype=1&ctxt= Iowa Gravestones Photo Project]
-*[http://iowawpagraves.org/index.php Iowa WPA Graves Registration]
-*[http://www.savinggraves-us.org/ia/index.htm Saving Graves]
-*[http://workshop.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/listsearch The Tombstone Project]
-=== Sources and Footnotes  ===
-<references />{{Iowa|Iowa}}
-[[Category:Iowa|Cemeteries]] [[Category:Cemeteries_in_Iowa]]