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The Daughters of the American Revolution Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Colorado cemeteries. This collection is described in the "[[Colorado Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section.  
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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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*[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]
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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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=340869&disp=Colorado+cemetery+directory++ book 978.8 V34cc; film 1597842 item 4]). The cemeteries can be accessed online at http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm.
== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Colorado'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=310737&disp=Colorado+cemetery+inscriptions++ book 978.8 V3m; fiche 6087257]).
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Colorado''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


[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.&nbsp; [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Colorado_Veterans%27_Grave_Registrations%2C_1862-1949 Read more.]
To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below


'''Online Resources'''  
#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'''


[http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm http://www.interment.net/us/co/index.htm]
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.


http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-CO-NDX.html
#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://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/colorado/colorado.html http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ecemetery/colorado/colorado.html]  
== 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://coloradogravestones.org/


[[Category:Colorado]]
[[Category:Colorado,_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Cemeteries]]

Latest revision as of 08:31, 19 August 2025

Colorado Wiki Topics
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Cemetery Resources for Colorado
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
List of Cemeteries in the State
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Jewish Cemeteries
Military Cemeteries

Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

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

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

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