
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
Note: Some of the links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Below are links to cemetery, burial, and interment records as well as indexes and tombstone inscriptions that are available for free online.
(Update July 2023)
Mississippi Cemetery Records
General U.S.
- African American Cemeteries.com
- Billion Graves Index
- Find A Grave Index
- Names in Stone Cemetery Maps
- United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969
- US GenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
- Veteran’s Nationwide Gravesite Locator
Mississippi
- Adams County Cemeteries
- Adams County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Adams County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Adams County Cemeteries and Records
- Adams County Cemetery Records
- Alcorn County Cemeteries
- Alcorn County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Alcorn County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Alcorn County Cemeteries and Records
- Alcorn County Cemetery Records
- Amite County Cemeteries
- Amite County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Amite County Cemeteries and Records
- Attala County Cemeteries
- Attala County Cemeteries
- Attala County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Attala County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Attala County Cemeteries and Records
- Attala County Cemetery Records
- Beaumont, Perry County, Beaumont Cemetery
- Beauvoir’s Confederate Memorial Cemetery
- Belmont, Belmont Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Benton County Cemeteries
- Benton County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Benton County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Benton County Cemeteries and Records
- Benton County Cemetery Records
- Biloxi City Cemetery Interment Database
- Bolivar County Cemeteries
- Bolivar County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Bolivar County Cemeteries and Records
- Bolivar County Cemetery Records
- Booneville, Prentiss County, Hodges Chapel Cemetery Records
- Booneville, Prentiss County, Hope Well Cemetery Records
- Brandon, Scott County, Brandon Cemetery
- Byhalia, Byhalia Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Calhoun County Cemeteries
- Calhoun County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Calhoun County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Calhoun County Cemeteries and Records
- Calhoun County Cemetery Records
- Carroll County Cemeteries
- Carroll County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Carroll County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Carroll County Cemeteries and Records
- Carroll County Cemetery Records
- Carrolton, Kimbrough Cemetery
- Chickasaw County Cemeteries
- Chickasaw County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Chickasaw County Cemeteries and Records
- Chickasaw County Cemetery Records
- Choctaw County Cemeteries
- Choctaw County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Choctaw County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Choctaw County Cemeteries and Records
- Choctaw County Cemetery Records
- Claiborne County Cemeteries
- Claiborne County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Claiborne County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Claiborne County Cemeteries and Records
- Claiborne County Cemetery Index and Records
- Claiborne County Cemetery Records
- Claiborne County, Tombstones in Cemetery at Grand Gulf
- Clarke County Cemeteries
- Clarke County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Clarke County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Clarke County Cemeteries and Records
- Clarke County Cemetery Records
- Clarke County, Cemetery Records
- Clay County Cemeteries
- Clay County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Clay County Cemetery Records
- Coahoma County Cemeteries
- Coahoma County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Coahoma County Cemeteries and Records
- Coahoma County Cemetery Records
- Columbus, Friendship Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Columbus, Memorial Gardens of Columbus – Billion Graves
- Columbus, Friendship Cemetery, Roster of Confederate soldiers
- Columbus, Lowndes County, Friendship Cemetery Records
- Copiah County Cemeteries
- Copiah County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Copiah County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Copiah County Cemeteries and Records
- Copiah County Cemetery Records
- Corinth, Forrest Memorial Park – Billion Graves
- Covington County Cemeteries
- Covington County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Covington County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Covington County Cemeteries and Records
- Covington County Cemetery Records
- Covington County, Bethel Cemetery near Seminary
- Covington County, Salem Cemetery
- Crawford, Lowndes County, Cemetery, Tombstone Inscriptions
- De Soto County Cemeteries
- De Soto County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- De Soto County Cemeteries and Records
- De Soto County Cemetery Records
- DeSoto County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Desoto County Cemetery
- Ellisville, Jones County, Old and new Ellisville Cemetery
- Eupora, Webster County, Bluff Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- Forrest County Cemeteries
- Forrest County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Forrest County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Forrest County Cemeteries and Records
- Forrest County Cemetery Records
- Forrest County, Brown and Entrekin Family Cemetery Records
- Franklin County Cemeteries
- Franklin County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Franklin County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Franklin County Cemeteries and Records
- Franklin County Cemetery Records
- George County Cemeteries
- George County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- George County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- George County Cemeteries and Records
- George County Cemetery Records
- Greene County Cemeteries
- Greene County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Greene County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Greene County Cemeteries and Records
- Greene County Cemetery Records
- Grenada County Cemeteries
- Grenada County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Grenada County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Grenada County Cemeteries and Records
- Grenada County Cemetery Records
- Gulfport, Mississippi City Cemetery
- Hancock County Cemeteries
- Hancock County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Hancock County Cemeteries and Records
- Hancock County Cemetery Index
- Hancock County Cemetery Records
- Harrison County Cemeteries
- Harrison County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Harrison County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Harrison County Cemeteries and Records
- Harrison County Cemetery Records
- Hattiesburg, Oaklawn or Old City Cemetery
- Hattiesburg, Roseland Park Cemetery
- Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Highland Park Cemetery
- Hinds County Cemeteries
- Hinds County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Hinds County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Hinds County Cemeteries and Records
- Hinds County Cemetery Records
- Hinds County, Union Springs Cemetery
- Holmes County Cemeteries
- Holmes County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Holmes County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Holmes County Cemeteries and Records
- Holmes County Cemetery Records
- Holmes County, Cemetery Records
- Homewood, Scott County, Names taken from headstones in Cemetery
- Humphreys County Cemeteries
- Humphreys County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Humphreys County Cemeteries and Records
- Humphreys County Cemetery Records
- Issaquena County Cemeteries
- Issaquena County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Issaquena County Cemeteries and Records
- Issaquena County Cemetery Records
- Itawamba County Cemeteries
- Itawamba County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Itawamba County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Itawamba County Cemeteries and Records
- Itawamba County Cemetery Records
- Jackson County Cemeteries
- Jackson County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Jackson County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Jackson County Cemeteries and Records
- Jackson County Cemetery Records
- Jackson County Cemetery Records
- Jackson County, Mississippi Vital Statistics & Cemetery Records
- Jackson, Lakewood Memorial Park – Billion Graves
- Jackson, Hinds County, Cedar Lawn Cemetery
- Jackson, Hinds County, Cemetery at Old Ladies Homes
- Jasper County Cemeteries
- Jasper County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Jasper County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Jasper County Cemeteries and Records
- Jasper County Cemetery Records
- Jasper County, Cemetery Records
- Jefferson County Cemeteries
- Jefferson County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Jefferson County Cemeteries and Records
- Jefferson County Cemetery Records
- Jefferson Davis County Cemeteries
- Jefferson Davis County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Jefferson Davis County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Jefferson Davis County Cemeteries and Records
- Jones County Cemeteries
- Jones County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Jones County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Jones County Cemeteries and Records
- Jones County Cemetery Records
- Jones County, Eastabuchie Cemetery
- Jones County, Laurel Cemetery
- Kemper County Cemeteries
- Kemper County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Kemper County Cemeteries and Records
- Kemper County Cemetery Records
- Lafayette County Cemeteries
- Lafayette County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Lafayette County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Lafayette County Cemeteries and Records
- Lafayette County Cemetery Records
- Lafayette County Cemetery Records
- Lamar County Cemeteries
- Lamar County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Lamar County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Lamar County Cemeteries and Records
- Lamar County Cemetery Records
- Lamar County, Midway Cemetery
- Lamar County, Oakgrove Cemetery
- Lauderdale County Cemeteries
- Lauderdale County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Lauderdale County Cemeteries and Records
- Lauderdale County Cemetery Records
- Laurel, Jones County, Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Lawrence County Cemeteries
- Lawrence County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Lawrence County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Lawrence County Cemeteries and Records
- Lawrence County Cemetery Records
- Leake County Cemeteries
- Leake County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Leake County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Leake County Cemeteries and Records
- Leake County Cemetery Records
- Lee County Cemeteries
- Lee County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Lee County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Lee County Cemeteries and Records
- Lee County Cemetery Records
- Lee County, Campbell Town Cemetery Records
- Lee County, Friendship Cemetery Records
- Leflore County Cemeteries
- Leflore County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Leflore County Cemeteries and Records
- Leflore County Cemetery Records
- Liberty, Amite County, Bates and Felder Family Cemetery Records
- Liberty, Amite County, Cemetery Records
- Liberty, Amite County, Heards Family Cemetery Records
- Liberty, Amite County, Lilly Family Cemetery Records
- Liberty, Amite County, Morgan Family Cemetery Records
- Lincoln County Cemeteries
- Lincoln County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Lincoln County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Lincoln County Cemeteries and Records
- Lincoln County Cemetery Records
- Lorena, Smith County, Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery
- Lowndes County Cemeteries
- Lowndes County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Lowndes County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Lowndes County Cemeteries and Records
- Lowndes County Cemetery Records
- Lowndes County, Egger Cemetery Burials and Obituaries
- Lucedale, Rocky Creek Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Madison County Cemeteries
- Madison County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Madison County Cemeteries and Records
- Madison County Cemetery Records
- Marion County Cemeteries
- Marion County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Marion County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Marion County Cemeteries and Records
- Marion County Cemetery Records
- Marshall County Cemeteries
- Marshall County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Marshall County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Marshall County Cemeteries and Records
- Marshall County Cemetery Records
- Mississippi Asylum Cemetery Records
- Mississippi Cemetery and Bible Records
- Mississippi Cemetery Inscriptions
- Mississippi Cemetery Records
- Mississippi, Military Grave Registrations, 1775-1941
- Mississippi, Cemetery and Bible Records
- Mississippi, Cemetery Records
- Mississippi, Cemetery Records of Mississippi
- Monroe County Burial Lists
- Monroe County Cemeteries
- Monroe County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Monroe County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Monroe County Cemeteries and Records
- Monroe County Cemetery Records
- Montgomery County Cemeteries
- Montgomery County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Montgomery County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Montgomery County Cemeteries and Records
- Montgomery County Cemetery Records
- Natchez, Cemetery
- Natchez, Green Lawn Memorial Park – Billion Graves
- Natchez, Jewish Cemetery List
- Natchez, Natchez City Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Natchez, Natchez National Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Natchez, Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Natchez, Cemetery Records
- Nesbit, Nesbit Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Neshoba County Cemeteries
- Neshoba County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Neshoba County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Neshoba County Cemeteries and Records
- Neshoba County Cemetery Records
- Newton County Cemeteries
- Newton County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Newton County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Newton County Cemeteries and Records
- Newton County Cemetery Records
- Newton County, Decatur Cemetery
- Newton County, Hickory Cemetery
- Newton County, Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
- Newton County, Names taken from tombstones in this Cemetery
- Noxubee County Cemeteries
- Noxubee County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Noxubee County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Noxubee County Cemeteries and Records
- Noxubee County Cemetery Records
- Noxubee County, Tombstone Inscriptions
- Oakwood, Tunica County, Cemetery Records
- Ocean Springs, Crestlawn Memorial Park – Billion Graves
- Oktibbeha County Cemeteries
- Oktibbeha County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Oktibbeha County Cemeteries and Records
- Oktibbeha County Cemetery Records
- Oktibbeha County, Cemetery Records of Oktibbeha County
- Olive Branch, Blocker Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Panola County Cemeteries
- Panola County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Panola County Cemeteries and Records
- Panola County Cemetery Records
- Pascagoula, Machpelah Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Pearl River County Cemeteries
- Pearl River County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Pearl River County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Pearl River County Cemeteries and Records
- Pearl River County Cemetery Records
- Perry County Cemeteries
- Perry County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Perry County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Perry County Cemeteries and Records
- Perry County Cemetery Records
- Perry County, McKenzie Cemetery
- Perry County, Morgan Cemetery
- Perry County, Stevens Cemetery
- Pike County Cemeteries
- Pike County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Pike County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Pike County Cemeteries and Records
- Pike County Cemetery Records
- Pontotoc County Cemeteries
- Pontotoc County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Pontotoc County Cemeteries and Records
- Pontotoc County Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County Cemeteries
- Prentiss County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Prentiss County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Prentiss County Cemeteries and Records
- Prentiss County Cemetery Index
- Prentiss County Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Cemeteries
- Prentiss County, Forked Oak Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Freewill Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Halley Family Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Jones Family Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Meadow Creek Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Mormon Chapel Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Mount Pleasant Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Nebo Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Newhope Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Smith Family Cemetery Records
- Prentiss County, Walden Cemetery Records
- Purvis, Lamar County, Corinth Cemetery Records
- Quitman County Cemeteries
- Quitman County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Quitman County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Quitman County Cemetery Records
- Quitman County, Cemetery and Bible Records
- Rankin County Cemeteries
- Rankin County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Rankin County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Rankin County Cemeteries and Records
- Rankin County Cemetery Records
- Rankin County, Cemetery Records 1824-1980
- Saltillo, Lee County, Fellowship Cemetery Records
- Scott County Cemeteries
- Scott County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Scott County Cemetery Records
- Scott County, Names taken from stones in Gatewood Cemetery
- Scott County, Few names taken from stones in Forrest
- Senatobia, Bethesda Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Sharkey County Cemeteries
- Sharkey County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Sharkey County Cemetery Records
- Simpson County Cemeteries
- Simpson County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Simpson County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Simpson County Cemeteries and Records
- Simpson County Cemetery Records
- Simpson County, Magee Cemetery
- Smith County Cemeteries
- Smith County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Smith County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Smith County Cemeteries and Records
- Smith County Cemetery Records
- Smith County, Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- Starkville, Odd Fellows Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Starkville, Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens – Billion Graves
- Stone County Cemeteries
- Stone County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Stone County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Stone County Cemeteries and Records
- Stone County Cemetery Records
- Sunflower County Cemeteries
- Sunflower County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Sunflower County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Sunflower County Cemeteries and Records
- Sunflower County Cemetery Records
- Tallahatchie County Cemeteries
- Tallahatchie County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Tallahatchie County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Tallahatchie County Cemeteries and Records
- Tallahatchie County Cemetery Records
- Tate County Cemeteries
- Tate County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Tate County Cemetery Records
- Tippah County Cemeteries
- Tippah County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Tippah County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Tippah County Cemeteries and Records
- Tippah County Cemetery Records
- Tishomingo County Cemeteries
- Tishomingo County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Tishomingo County Cemeteries and Records
- Tishomingo County Cemetery Records
- Tishomingo County, Chapel Hill Cemetery Records
- Tishomingo County, Holder Family Cemetery Records
- Tishomingo County, Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery Records
- Tishomingo County, New Prospect Church Cemetery Records
- Tishomingo County, Scruggs Cemetery Records
- Tunica County Cemeteries
- Tunica County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Tunica County Cemetery Records
- Tupelo, Glenwood Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Union Church, Cemetery
- Union County Cemeteries
- Union County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Union County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Union County Cemeteries and Records
- Union County Cemetery Records
- Union County, Cemetery Records
- Union County, Mt. Lion Cemetery
- Vicksburg, Anshe Chesed Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Vicksburg, Cedar Hill (Vicksburg) Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Vicksburg, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Interment and Tombstone Database Search
- Vimville, Lauderdale County, Coker’s Chapel Cemetery Records
- Walthall County Cemeteries
- Walthall County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Walthall County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Walthall County Cemeteries and Records
- Walthall County Cemetery Records
- Warren County Cemeteries
- Warren County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Warren County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Warren County Cemeteries and Records
- Washington County Cemeteries
- Washington County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Washington County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Washington County Cemeteries and Records
- Washington County Cemetery Records
- Wayne County Cemeteries
- Wayne County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Wayne County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Wayne County Cemeteries and Records
- Wayne County Cemetery Records
- Wayne County, Cemetery Records
- Webster County Cemeteries
- Webster County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Webster County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Webster County Cemeteries and Records
- Webster County Cemetery Records
- West Jackson County Cemeteries
- West Point, Greenwood Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Wilkinson County Cemeteries
- Wilkinson County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Wilkinson County Cemeteries and Records
- Wilkinson County Cemetery Records
- Winston County Cemeteries
- Winston County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Winston County Cemeteries and Records
- Winston County Cemetery Records
- Yalobusha County Cemeteries
- Yalobusha County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Yalobusha County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Yalobusha County Cemeteries and Records
- Yalobusha County Cemetery Records
- Yazoo County Cemeteries
- Yazoo County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Yazoo County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Yazoo County Cemeteries and Records
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One reply on “Free Mississippi Online Cemetery and Burial Records”
I was told he was buried in Columbia cemetery. He lived East of Pearl River across the river from Old Ford House.