3,890 Obituary and Obituary Index Collection Links from the U.S.

One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries. Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information and sometimes more importantly – information about the relatives of the deceased’s family and extended family.  This family name information is often not found anywhere else.

There are a total of 3,890 online database links that I have found for the U.S. Of these, 620 collections have been added since the previous update. 

Here are alternative means to newspaper searching to find obituary information, listed by the link to each state’s list of free links. Please be aware that if you find a desired obituary in an index, that the holder of the actual obituary (e.g., library or genealogical society) may charge a small fee to send you a copy of the obituary itself.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

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