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===Cemeteries Not Transcribed or Published=== | ===Cemeteries Not Transcribed or Published=== | ||
Cemeteries are often located next to a church. If you know where your ancestor attended church check that place first. If your ancestor died in another part of the country he or she may have been brought to the home parish for burial. Your ancestor may have been buried in a church or a civil (local authority) cemetery - usually near the place where he or she lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in church records, newspaper announcements, or family histories. There are a number of ways to find cemeteries: | Cemeteries are often located next to a church. If you know where your ancestor attended church check that place first. If your ancestor died in another part of the country he or she may have been brought to the home parish for burial. Your ancestor may have been buried in a church or a civil (local authority) cemetery - usually near the place where he or she lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in church records, newspaper announcements, or family histories. There are a number of ways to find cemeteries: | ||
*Look in phone books or other directories for a location | *Look in phone books or other directories for a location. Notice in the illustration in the above section that the FamilySearch collection has a category '''Cemetery - Directories''', | ||
*Look in atlases, gazetteers, or other maps to see if cemeteries are shown. | *Look in atlases, gazetteers, or other maps to see if cemeteries are shown. | ||
*Search for them on Google, which has many listed, but not all. Google Maps has a large number shown on them in English-speaking areas, coverage is incomplete in most other languages. | *Search for them on Google, which has many listed, but not all. Google Maps has a large number shown on them in English-speaking areas, coverage is incomplete in most other languages. | ||
*Some cemeteries will maintain a website which will often list operating hours, and some will post burial lists online for those sites. Type the cemetery name in a search engine to see if the cemetery you want to find has a website. | *Some cemeteries will maintain a website which will often list operating hours, and some will post burial lists online for those sites. Type the cemetery name in a search engine to see if the cemetery you want to find has a website. | ||
*Notice in the illustration in the above section that the FamilySearch collection has a category '''Cemetery - Directories''', | |||