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
- Rootsweb – Cemetery Records
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.
(Updated February 2023)
Mid West States Cemetery Records
- Free Illinois Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Indiana Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Iowa Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Kansas Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Michigan Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Minnesota Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Missouri Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Nebraska Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free North Dakota Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Ohio Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Oklahoma Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free South Dakota Online Cemetery and Burial Records
- Free Wisconsin Online Cemetery and Burial Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
