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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>''Online Cemetery Resources for Kentucky''</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# 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]]
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/kentucky-cemetery-records.htm Kentucky Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/index.htm Kentucky Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/kentucky.html Kentucky Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/kentucky/index.html Online Kentucky Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Kentucky?id=state_19 Kentucky Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves] - type Kentucky in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Kentucky,%20United%20States&reqParents=354&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Kentucky,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Kentucky Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ky.html Kentucky Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/KY/Cemetery-Records.htm Kentucky Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ky/ African American Cemeteries in Kentucky] at [http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_19 Jewish Cemeteries in Kentucky] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=hebrew&cemetery-loc=Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_19 Hebrew Cemeteries in Kentucky] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/kentucky-ky/ Kentucky 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/campnelson.asp Camp Nelson National Cemetery] —  [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/73283/camp-nelson-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Camp-Nelson-National-Cemetery/40685 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/cavehill.asp Cave Hill National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2315685/cave-hill-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Cave-Hill-Cemetery/40743 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/danvilleky.asp Danville National Cemetery, KY] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109398/danville-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Danville-National-Cemetery/180716 BillionGraves] <br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2298/ Danville, Kentucky, Danville National Cemetery, 1862-2003] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($)
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/lebanon.asp Lebanon National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109420/lebanon-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Lebanon-National-Cemetery/180877 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/lexington.asp Lexington National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/74833/lexington-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Lexington-National-Cemetery/328138 BillionGraves]
*Mill Springs National Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/75128/mill-springs-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Mill-Springs-National-Cemetery/42223 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/zacharytaylor.asp Zachary Taylor National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/76685/zachary-taylor-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Zachary-Taylor-National-Cemetery/43538 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/lots/evergreen.asp Evergreen Cemetery Soldiers' Lot] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/73885/evergreen-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Evergreen-Cemetery---Soldiers-Lot/328139 BillionGraves]
*[https://armycemeteries.army.mil/Cemeteries/Fort-Campbell-POW-Post-Cemetery Fort Campbell POW Post Cemetery] — [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-Campbell-POW-Post-Cemetery/319990 BillionGraves] 
*[https://armycemeteries.army.mil/Cemeteries/Fort-Knox-Post-Cemetery Fort Knox Post Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/321962/fort-knox-post-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-Knox-Post-Cemetery/180814 BillionGraves]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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Cemetery records, such as tombstone and [[Sexton Records|sexton’s records]] may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse and children, a maiden name or a birthplace.
== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Kentucky'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


=== Online  ===
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Kentucky''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


The following have some cemetery listings for Kentucky 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>
To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below


*'''1840-1988''' - {{RecordSearch|3019662|Kentucky, Louisville, Cemetery Index Cards, 1840-1988}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=19&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.
#Enter: '''Kentucky'' in the Place box
**This site frequently has tombstone images.
#Click on: '''Search'''
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=19&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
****Go to [http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave Home page], click '''Search for a cemetery''', select the state (Arkansas), then select from the '''county list''', and press '''Search'''.
#Click on: '''Places within Kentucky'''
***Click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end.
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60525 Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012] at Ancestry.com ($)
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.


{{Tip| Remember:<br>
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
#Enter: '''Kentucky''' in the Place box
# [http://genealogy.about.com/od/cemetery_records/ig/tombstone_symbols/ Symbols] and [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] may lead you to other records.
#Click on: '''Search'''
# Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Kentucky Cemeteries#Internet Tombstone Transcripts and Indexes|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br>
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Kentucky'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Kentucky, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


*[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/index.htm Interment]
== Additional Resources ==
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Kentucky cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Kentucky Cemetery.


*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-AR-NDX.htmlKentucky Cemeteries at Daddezio]


*[http://www.ancestry.com/cs/us/death-records-exp-i-overlay?state=Kentucky&kw=cemetery+records&s_kwcid=kentucky+cemetery+records&gclid=CMug8fr-zr4CFYpbfgodN2oACg&o_xid=21837&o_lid=21837&o_sch=Search Kentucky Cemetery Records] Ancestry.com
[[Category:Kentucky, United States]]
 
[[Category:United States Cemeteries]]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ky.html I Dream of Genealogy]
 
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/kentucky.html USGenWeb Kentucky Cemeteries]
 
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/kentucky/index.html Ancestry]
 
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#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=Kentucky&county=0 Billion Graves] Replace Smith surname in the Pale orange form and click '''Search'''.
**[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#given_names=&family_names=smith&birth_year=&death_year=&year_range=5&lim=0&num=10&action=search_cemetery&exact=true&phonetic=false&record_type=0&country=United%2BStates&state=Kentucky&county=0 Lists of cemeteries] "filter by county" to see the list of cemeteries in their database.
 
Many periodicals publish cemetery records.These are referenced in the "Families" section of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI), described in the "Periodicals" section.
 
The Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog lists more of these records under:
 
*KENTUCKY - CEMETERIES
 
*KENTUCKY, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES
 
*KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
 
*Cemeteries
 
{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}For Kentucky there are tombstone transcriptions dating from the early 1800s. They may give the deceased’s birth and death dates, age at death, spouse’s names, and maiden name if applicable. Less often they contain the birthplaces. Tombstones may have symbols or insignias indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. Family members may be buried nearby.
 
Since 1977 the [http://history.ky.gov/index.php Kentucky Historical Society] has been computerizing all of the state’s existing [http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp cemetery records]. This index will have genealogical information from an estimated seven million tombstones when it is completed. The society also collects pre-1911 funeral records.
 
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from many Kentucky cemeteries. The DAR collection is described in [[Kentucky Compiled Genealogies]]. Five volumes of DAR cemetery records have been published separately:
 
*Daughters of the American Revolution (Kentucky). ''Kentucky Cemetery Records''. 5 vols. Lexington, KY: KSDAR, 1960–. {{FHL|87301|item|disp=FHL film 873712; book 976.9 V22d,vols.1–3 on }} Each volume is indexed.
 
Many transcriptions are found in:
 
*''Cemetery Records of Kentucky''. 2 vols. N.p., 1962,1968. (Family History Library {{FHL|87327|item|disp=FHL film 873713; book 976.9 V22L}}. Additional volumes of this collection are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under individual counties. These volumes are arranged by county and include abstracts of cemetery records from 15 counties.
 
Burials in 241 Kentucky cemeteries along the old Wilderness Road are recorded in:
 
*Johnson, Robert Foster. ''Wilderness Road Cemeteries in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia''. Owensboro, Kentucky: McDowell Publications, 1981. {{FHL|16866|item|disp=FHL book 973 V3j}}. The Wilderness Road led from Virginia through northern Tennessee and into Kentucky. The book includes a surname index.
 
A 1988 county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is:
 
*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 films 1206468–94}} Film 1206474 contains a listing of the cemetery records in Kentucky that are at the library.
 
=== Internet Tombstone Transcripts and Indexes  ===
 
The USGenWeb Archives has records from hundreds of cemeteries representing more than half of the counties of Kentucky.&nbsp;Included on their Web site is the Kentucky Tombstone Transcription Project, available at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/kentucky.html http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/kentucky.html]. This is a county-by-county list of cemeteries. The highlighted cemetery include tombstone abstracts.
 
<br> '''Many periodicals publish cemetery records.'''These are referenced in the "Families" section of the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|PERiodical Source Index (PERSI), described]] in the "[[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section. <br>
 
'''The Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog '''lists more of these records under:
 
KENTUCKY - CEMETERIES
 
KENTUCKY, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES
 
KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
 
 
 
[[Category:Kentucky, United States]][[Category:United States Cemeteries]]

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Cemetery Resources for Kentucky
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Jewish Cemeteries
Military Cemeteries
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Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

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

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

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