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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. | 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. | ||
=== Online | ===Online=== | ||
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> | 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> | ||
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*'''1840-1988''' - {{RecordSearch|3019662|Kentucky, Louisville, Cemetery Index Cards, 1840-1988}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | *'''1840-1988''' - {{RecordSearch|3019662|Kentucky, Louisville, Cemetery Index Cards, 1840-1988}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
*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. | *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. | ||
**This site frequently has tombstone images. | **This site frequently has tombstone images. | ||
**[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 | **[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 | ||
****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'''. | ****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 the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end. | ***Click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end. | ||
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# Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Kentucky Cemeteries#Internet Tombstone Transcripts and Indexes|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br> | # Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Kentucky Cemeteries#Internet Tombstone Transcripts and Indexes|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br> | ||
*[https://catholiccemeterieslouisville.org/locate-a-loved-one/ Catholic Cemeteries of Louisville] -- online tool allows you to search for people buried in one of the four major Catholic cemeteries in Louisville, Kentucky | |||
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*[http://salesportal.sabermgmt.com/IntermentLookup.asp?loc=LouisvilleWest Louisville Memorial Gardens West and East] -- online tool allows you to search for people buried in these two large cemeteries in Jefferson County | |||
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/index.htm Interment] | *[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/index.htm Interment] | ||
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*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. | *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 | ===Internet Tombstone Transcripts and Indexes=== | ||
The USGenWeb Archives has records from hundreds of cemeteries representing more than half of the counties of Kentucky. Included on their Web site is the Kentucky Tombstone Transcription Project, available at | The USGenWeb Archives has records from hundreds of cemeteries representing more than half of the counties of Kentucky. Included on their Web site is the Kentucky Tombstone Transcription Project, available at 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> | <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> | ||
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KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES | KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES | ||
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