(This page's most recent update is March 2025)
Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and are a significant pursuit for many genealogists. Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors.
What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, religion, and organization memberships? Location of the burial plot, tombstone inscriptions, cemetery maps, sexton registers, and headstone photos are also generally available.
Here are a few good primers on the benefits of searching cemetery records:
- FamilySearch – United States Cemeteries
- A Gravesite Can Reveal Remarkable Details About Your Ancestor IF You Can Find It: Here’s How
Below are links for each state to cemetery, burial, and interment records as well as indexes and tombstone inscriptions that are available for free online. Just select your desired state and that state’s collections will be listed for you.
Western States Cemetery Records
- Free Alaska Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Arizona Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free California Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Colorado Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Hawaii Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Idaho Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Montana Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Nevada Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free New Mexico Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Oregon Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Utah Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Washington Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Wyoming Online Cemetery and Burial Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!