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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Indiana'''</center>
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[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] ($)
*[https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/search.aspx?index=10 Cemetery Records] at [https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/ Indiana State Library Legacy]
*[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]]
*[http://www.onentofl.com/tcsin.html Indiana Cemeteries] at [http://www.onentofl.com/tcshome.html The Cemetery Site]
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/indiana-cemetery-records.htm Indiana Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]  


{{Adoption Indiana Genealogical Society}}  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/in/index.htm Indiana Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/indiana/indiana.html Indiana Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/indiana/index.html Online Indiana Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
*{{RecordSearch|3757633|RecordAGrave Index}} at FamilySearch - [[RecordAGrave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - 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]
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/in/ AfricanAmerican Cemeteries in Indiana] at [http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Indiana in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Indiana,%20United%20States&reqParents=331&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Indiana,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Indiana?id=state_17 Indiana Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find a Grave]
*[https://indiana.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Indiana Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/in.html Indiana Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/IN/Cemetery-Records.htm Indiana Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=hebrew&cemetery-loc=Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_17 Hebrew Cemeteries in Indiana] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/indiana-in Indiana Jewish Cemetery Project] at [https://iajgscemetery.org/ International Jewish Cemetery Project]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_17 Jewish Cemeteries in Indiana] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave] 
*[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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*'''1721-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20304/indiana-veterans-graves?s=275764761 Indiana, Veterans Graves] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/crownhill.asp Crown Hill National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2164295/crown-hill-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Crown-Hill-National-Cemetery/328127 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.in.gov/ivh/cemetery.htm Indiana Veterans Home Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/246133/indiana-soldiers-home-cemetery Find a Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Indiana-Veterans-Home-Cemetery/172859 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.in.gov/dva/2328.htm Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1962021/indiana-veterans-memorial-cemetery Find a Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Indiana-Veterans-Memorial-Cemetery/180866 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/marion.asp Marion National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109425/marion-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Marion-National-Cemetery/160891 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/newalbany.asp New Albany National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/86119/new-albany-national-cemetery Find a Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/New-Albany-National-Cemetery/30021 BillionGraves]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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Cemetery records often include birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes provide clues about military service, religion, or membership in an organization such as a lodge. These records are especially helpful for identifying children who died young or women who were not recorded in family or government documents.
== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Indiana'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from many counties. This collection is described in [[Indiana Genealogy]].
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Indiana''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


The records of some local cemeteries have been abstracted, and the inscriptions have been published in:
To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below


''Cemetery Records of Indiana''. Six volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954–1964. (Family History Library book {{FHL|158846|title-id|disp=977.2 V39c}}; film {{FHL|158846|title-id|disp=873781}}). Several of these volumes include cemetery inscriptions from Marion County, but also include the cemeteries of several other counties.
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Indiana'' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Indiana'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


The Indiana State Library has a file that is an alphabetical list of cemeteries in the state. The list is also found on the Indiana State Library web site. The file cards give the county and township where the cemetery is situated and the location of copied inscriptions.  
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.


Indiana State Library. Genealogy Division. ''Cemetery Locator File''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. (Family History Library films {{FHL|197640|title-id|disp=1292061–63}} and {{FHL|197640|title-id|disp=1292094}}). The cards are in alphabetical order by cemetery, with abandoned or unnamed cemeteries listed at the end.
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Indiana''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Indiana'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Indiana, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


For another list of the names and addresses of Indiana cemeteries, see:
== Additional Resources ==
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Indiana cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Indiana Cemetery.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/197640 Indiana State Library, Cemetery locator file] - FamilySearch Catalog


The [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society] offers a series of CD-ROMs that contain information (in PDF format) about the locations and driving directions for cemeteries in Indiana. These do not contain any burial listings.<br>


Carty, Mickey Dimon. ''Searching in Indiana: A Reference Guide to Public and Private Records''. Costa Mesa, California: ISC Pub., 1985. Family History Library book {{FHL|354381|title-id|disp=977.2 D23c}}. This book lists each county’s cemeteries and their locations.
<br> {{Indiana}}  


The Indiana State Archives, Commission on Public Records, also has a ''Veterans Grave Registration File''. This is a partial index to graves of veterans buried in Indiana who served from the Revolutionary War through World War I. It covers 51 of the 92 counties and is only available on microfilms at the Indiana State Archives. These microfilms do not circulate.
[[Category:Indiana, United States]][[Category:United States Cemeteries]]
 
Several sources with information on burials of Revolutionary War veterans are listed in [[United States Military Records]].
 
Cemetery records are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
 
INDIANA- CEMETERIES
 
INDIANA, [COUNTY]- CEMETERIES
 
INDIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- CEMETERIES
 
===Finding Cemetery Records ===
 
Cemetery records can be found in various places, but the most common are:
• Online Records
• Published Records
• Visit the Cemetery
edit Online Records:
With the explosion of family history research, there are a number of internet sites which can help you find the cemetery where your ancestors are buried. These online sources will usually have information from the actual gravestone but may also have photographs of the stones. None of the below listed sites are complete so check multiple sites. It is not possible to lists all cemetery sites so do google searches for the individual as well. Helpful sites are:
• Find A Grave
• Webcemeteries
• Billion Graves
• USGenWeb
• Interment.net
 
'''Online Resources'''
 
[http://interment.net/us/in/index.htm Interment (Indiana)] This page is pat of a larger site that deals with cemetery records. It includes transcriptions of many cemeteries, organized by state, then by county.<br>
 
[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-IN-NDX.html Cemetery Junction (Indiana)] A D'Addezio site that lists cemeteries alphabetically. Some county links may be broken.<br>
 
http://www.deathindexes.com/indiana/ This Online Indiana Death Records &amp; Indexes site includes cemetery records.<br>
 
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 13 March 2024

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Jewish Cemeteries
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For more military burial databases.

Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library

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

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

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