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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>''Online Cemetery Resources for Michigan'''</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/cemetery/michigan-cemetery-records.htm Michigan Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/mi/index.htm Michigan Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*{{RecordSearch|3264363|Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Cemetery Index, 1799-1999}} at FamilySearch - [[Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Cemetery Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/michigan/mitstable.htm Michigan Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/michigan/index.html Online Michigan Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70492/ Indiana and Michigan, Michiana Genealogical Cemetery Index, 1800-2010] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Michigan?id=state_24 Michigan Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Michigan in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Michigan,%20United%20States&reqParents=332&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Michigan,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://michigan.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Michigan Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/mi.html Michigan Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/MI/Cemetery-Records.htm Michigan Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
*[http://www.migenweb.org/cemetery1.htm Michigan Cemeteries] at [http://www.migenweb.org/ MIGenWeb]
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Jewish Cemeteries '''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Jewish&cemetery-loc=Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_24 Jewish Cemeteries in Michigan] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Hebrew&cemetery-loc=Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_24&page=1#cem-1234 Hebrew Cemeteries in Michigan] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/michigan-mi/ Michigan 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/ftcuster.asp Fort Custer National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109405/fort-custer-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-Custer-National-Cemetery/160950 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/greatlakes.asp Great Lakes National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2139189/great-lakes-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Great-Lakes-National-Cemetery/160951 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/lots/fort_mackinac.asp Fort Mackinac Post Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1985420/fort-mackinac-post-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-Mackinac-Post-Cemetery/275464 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/lots/lakeside.asp Lakeside Cemetery Soldiers' Lot] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/889/lakeside-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Lakeside-Cemetery/117734 BillionGraves]
*Grand Rapids Home For Veterans Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1971047/grand-rapids-veterans-home-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Grand-Rapids-Home-for-Veterans-Cemetery/116948 BillionGraves]  
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Copies of many tombstone inscriptions, especially for the southern part of [[Michigan]], have been acquired by the Family History Library, the Library of Michigan, and the Detroit Public Library's Burton Historical Collection. The Family History Library and the Grand Rapids Public Library, 60 Library Plaza NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3093, have microfilm copies of three card indexes to veterans buried in Michigan:  
== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Michigan'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


*Grand Army of the Republic (Michigan). ''Cemetery Index, 1800s–1900s''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library {{FHL|294607|title-id|disp=films 1002419–21}}.) Arranged alphabetically by surname.
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*Grand Rapids (Michigan). Public Library. ''Cemetery Records of Michigan Soldiers, 1770–1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library {{FHL|251258|title-id|disp=films 1002021–23}}.) Arranged alphabetically by surname.
#Enter: '''Michigan''' in the Place box
*Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. Committee on Civil War Grave Registration. ''Civil War Graves Registration Index Cards, ca. 1861–1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994. ({{FHL|710418|title-id|disp=On 22 Family History Library films}}.)
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


The following is a directory of cemeteries and transcriptions available at the Library of Michigan:
To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below


Har-Al, Inc. ''Michigan Cemetery Compendium. ''Spring Arbor, Michigan.&nbsp;(Family History Library {{FHL|19582|title-id|disp=book 977.4 V37h}}.)<nowiki>: Har-Al, 1979. (FHL book 977.4 V37h.)</nowiki>
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: ''Michigan''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Michigan'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is:
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.


The 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. (Family History Library {{FHL|613269|title-id|disp=1206468–94}}.) Film 1206477 includes Michigan and Minnesota.
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Michigan''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Michigan'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Michigan, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


The Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog lists more of these records under:  
== Additional Resources ==
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Michigan cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Michigan Cemetery.


MICHIGAN - CEMETERIES
[[Category:Michigan,_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Cemeteries]]
 
MICHIGAN, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES
 
MICHIGAN, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
 
The [http://libraryofmichigan.state.mi.us/MichiganCemeteries/ Michigan Cemetery Sources] web site represents a compilation of published cemetery transcriptions located at the Library of Michigan and links to Michigan cemetery websites. This database also identifies the location of over 3,700 cemeteries in Michigan. It is NOT intended to include a list of personal names.
 
When you "view" a cemetery, look at the "burials" column and "click to view" the names of the persons buried.
 
Web Sites
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~graveyards/ Michigan Graveyards]  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/mi/index.htm Interment.net]  
*[http://www.migenweb.net/cemetery1.htm MIGenWeb Project's Cemeteries]
 
[[Category:Michigan|Cemeteries]]

Latest revision as of 20:52, 19 August 2025

Michigan Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Cemetery Resources for Michigan'
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 Michigan in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:

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

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