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Cemetery Transcriptions for Newfoundland and Labrador Listed by District
NL GenWeb Click on each district and then community to find cemetery transcript links.
Lost Cemeteries West Coast District of Newfoundland
BillionGraves Index - index and images
BillionGraves Newfoundland and Labrador page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
Find a Grave Index - index and images
Find a Grave Newfoundland and Labrador Page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
Canadian Headstones- FamilySearch - Name index of headstone inscriptions courtesy of CanadianHeadstones which is a family history database of records and images from Canada's cemeteries.
Canadian Headstone Index, 1840-2017 at Ancestry ($)
CanadianHeadstones
CanadaGenWeb Canada Gen Web Cemetery Project
Interment Newfoundland and Labrador Cemetery Records

Holyrood Genealogy Site

Military Cemeteries

Canadian Virtual War Memorial. This is a worldwide registry of military Canadian burials.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Newfoundland and Labrador section.
TracesofWar Commonwealth War Graves Goose Bay Joint Services Cemetery.

Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

Family History Society of Newfoundlandand Labrador Cemetery Transcriptions Requires membership ($)
StonePics - Cemeteries of Newfoundland Order the CD for the cemetery to see transcripts. StonePics is the results of a unique project to photograph and index every cemetery, headstone, and monument in Newfoundland, Canada. The completion of this project makes Newfoundland proud to be the first state/province in North America to have a comprehensive database for finding cemeteries and headstones.

Additional Resources at FamilySearch

To find cemetery records for Newfoundland and Labrador in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:

Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
Enter: Newfoundland and Labrador in the Place box
Click on: Search
Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.

Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
Enter: Newfoundland and Labrador in the Place box
Click on: Search
Click on: Cemeteries
Click on: Places within Newfoundland and Labrador
Click on the town you want to search
Click on: Cemeteries

Additional Resources

Worldcat.org- Do a search for Newfoundland and Labrador Cemetery. There are many resources listed for this area.

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+==Online Resources==
+*[http://ngb.chebucto.org/Cemetery/1dist-cem-idx.shtml Cemetery Transcriptions for Newfoundland and Labrador Listed by District]
+*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/index.html?status=deframed NL GenWeb] Click on each district and then community to find cemetery transcript links.
+*[http://ngb.chebucto.org/Cemetery/lost-cemeteries.shtml Lost Cemeteries West Coast District of Newfoundland]
+*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} - index and images
+*[https://billiongraves.com/site-map?country=Canada&state=Newfoundland+and+Labrador BillionGraves Newfoundland and Labrador page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
+*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} - index and images
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Newfoundland+and+Labrador%2C+Canada&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_827 Find a Grave Newfoundland and Labrador Page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
+*{{RecordSearch|2290953|Canadian Headstones}}- FamilySearch - Name index of headstone inscriptions courtesy of CanadianHeadstones which is a family history database of records and images from Canada's cemeteries.
+*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70477/ Canadian Headstone Index, 1840-2017] at Ancestry ($)
+*[https://canadianheadstones.ca/wp/ CanadianHeadstones]
+*[http://cemetery.canadagenweb.org/NL/ CanadaGenWeb] Canada Gen Web Cemetery Project
+*[http://www.interment.net/can/nf/index.htm Interment] Newfoundland and Labrador Cemetery Records
+===Holyrood Genealogy Site===
+*[http://www.oocities.org/holyrood_genealogy2/ Holy Cross Cemetery-Conception Bay]
+*[http://www.oocities.org/holyrood_genealogy/kennedys_lane.html Kennedy's Lane Cemetery-Holyrood]
+*[http://www.oocities.org/holyrood_genealogy/north_side.html North Side Road Cemetery-Holyrood]
+=== Military Cemeteries ===
+*[https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial Canadian Virtual War Memorial]. This is a worldwide registry of military Canadian burials.
+*[https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2103874/Gander%20War%20Cemetery Commonwealth War Graves Commission] Newfoundland and Labrador section.
+*[https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/47751/Commonwealth-War-Graves-Goose-Bay-Joint-Services-Cemetery.htm TracesofWar] Commonwealth War Graves Goose Bay Joint Services Cemetery.
+===Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador ===
+*[https://www.fhsnl.ca/?page_id=1976 Family History Society of Newfoundlandand Labrador Cemetery Transcriptions] Requires membership ($)
+*[http://www.stonepics.com/cemetery/index.htm StonePics - Cemeteries of Newfoundland] Order the CD for the cemetery to see transcripts. StonePics is the results of a unique project to photograph and index every cemetery, headstone, and monument in Newfoundland, Canada. The completion of this project makes Newfoundland proud to be the first state/province in North America to have a comprehensive database for finding cemeteries and headstones.
+== Additional Resources at FamilySearch==
+To find cemetery records for ''Newfoundland and Labrador'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Newfoundland and Labrador''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Newfoundland and Labrador''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Newfoundland and Labrador'''
+#Click on the town you want to search
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+== Additional Resources ==
+*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org]- Do a search for Newfoundland and Labrador Cemetery. There are many resources listed for this area.
+[[Category:New Brunswick, Canada]] [[Category:Canada Cemeteries]]