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The following websites are useful in locating many burials. Coverage is best in North America, the United Kingdom (Great Britain), and occasional data in some parts of western Europe so any data, especially outside those areas, will eventually prove very helpful to those in the areas not covered presently. If you wish to contribute data, see the individual sites mentioned below to learn how to contribute and what data is needed and in what form to contribute. FamilySearch has indexing projects on occasion for funeral home or cemetery records, go to the 'Indexing' tab at the top of the page, above this article, for more information on FamilySearch Indexing. | The following websites are useful in locating many burials. Coverage is best in North America, the United Kingdom (Great Britain), and occasional data in some parts of western Europe so any data, especially outside those areas, will eventually prove very helpful to those in the areas not covered presently. If you wish to contribute data, see the individual sites mentioned below to learn how to contribute and what data is needed and in what form to contribute. FamilySearch has indexing projects on occasion for funeral home or cemetery records, go to the 'Indexing' tab at the top of the page, above this article, for more information on FamilySearch Indexing. | ||
==== Searching Tips ==== | ==== Searching Tips ==== | ||
When searching for a name and burial location, be sure to search any of these sites by cemetery, and overall. | When searching for a name and burial location, be sure to search any of these sites by cemetery, and overall. There are times when you may have information that leads you to believe that a burial took place at one location, when in fact it may have occurred elsewhere nearby, often very close by. Sometimes several cemeteries will be next to each other, or within a block or two of all that are rather close by, or be across the road from each other. Many times this will be obvious, but at times it is not. | ||
Also as with any genealogical search, be sure to search for variant spellings, or if for an adult woman, the married surname. Most cemeteries have a few infant burials, which can often only have the surname of the infant that dieed, especially if it took place within a couple days of the birth. | |||
Look in most locality articles on this wiki, as many have links, either to a page or pages one or more of the sites below, or to other sites, that have data for one or more cemeteries in the given locality. Often there are several sites outside of those below that have cemetery data for the cemetery you may be looking for. | |||
==== Individual Cemetery Websites ==== | ==== Individual Cemetery Websites ==== | ||