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.
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North Dakota 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
North Dakota
- Adams County Cemeteries
- Adams County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Adams County Cemeteries and Records
- Adams County Cemetery Records
- Adams County, Gravestone Project
- Arndt, Towner County, Cemetery Records
- Barnes County Cemeteries
- Barnes County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Barnes County Cemeteries and Records
- Barnes County Cemetery Records
- Barnes County, Gravestone Project
- Benson County Cemeteries
- Benson County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Benson County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Benson County Cemeteries and Records
- Benson County Cemetery Records
- Benson County, Gravestone Project
- Beulah, Beulah City Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Billings County Cemeteries
- Billings County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Bismarck, Fairview Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Bismarck, St. Mary’s Cemetery, Burials
- Bismarck, St. Mary’s Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Bismarck, Sunset Memorial Garden – Billion Graves
- Bismarck, Sunset Memorial Gardens, Burial Space Search
- Bottineau County Cemeteries
- Bottineau County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Bottineau County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Bottineau County Cemeteries and Records
- Bottineau County, Gravestone Project
- Bottineau, Oak Creek Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Bowman County Cemeteries
- Bowman County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Bowman County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Bowman County Cemetery Records
- Bowman County, Gravestone Project
- Bowman, Bowman Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Burke County Cemeteries
- Burke County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Burke County Cemeteries and Records
- Burke County, Gravestone Project
- Burleigh County Cemeteries
- Burleigh County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Burleigh County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Burleigh County Cemeteries and Records
- Burleigh County Cemetery Records
- Burleigh County, Gravestone Project
- Cass County Cemeteries
- Cass County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Cass County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Cass County Cemeteries and Records
- Cass County Cemetery Records
- Cass County, Gravestone Project
- Casselton, Saint Leo Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Cavalier County Cemeteries
- Cavalier County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Cavalier County Cemeteries and Records
- Cavalier County Cemetery Records
- Cavalier County, Gravestone Project
- Central McKenzie, Schafer Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Dickey County Cemeteries
- Dickey County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Dickey County Cemeteries and Records
- Dickey County Cemetery Records
- Dickey County, Gravestone Project
- Dickinson, Cemetery Burial Databases
- Dickinson, Dickinson Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Dickinson, Saint Patrick Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Dickinson, Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Dickinson, St. Joseph’s Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Divide County Cemeteries
- Divide County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Divide County Cemetery Records
- Dunn County Cemeteries
- Dunn County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Dunn County Cemetery Records
- Dunn County, Gravestone Project
- Eddy County Cemeteries
- Eddy County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Eddy County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Eddy County Cemeteries and Records
- Eddy County Cemetery Records
- Emmons County Cemeteries
- Emmons County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Emmons County Cemeteries and Records
- Emmons County Cemetery Records
- Emmons County, Gravestone Project
- Fargo, Riverside Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Fargo, Sunset Memorial Gardens, Burial Records
- Foster County Cemeteries
- Foster County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Foster County Cemeteries and Records
- Foster County, Gravestone Project
- Golden Valley County Cemeteries
- Golden Valley County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Golden Valley County Cemeteries and Records
- Grafton, Grafton City Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Grafton, Saint John Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Grand Forks County Cemeteries
- Grand Forks County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Grand Forks County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Grand Forks County Cemeteries and Records
- Grand Forks County Cemetery Records
- Grand Forks, Calvary Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Grand Forks, Memorial Park Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Grand Forks, Montefiore Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Grand Forks, Sunset Memorial Gardens – Billion Graves
- Grand Forks County, Gravestone Project
- Grant County Cemeteries
- Grant County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Grant County, Gravestone Project
- Griggs County Cemeteries
- Griggs County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Griggs County Cemeteries and Records
- Hettinger County Cemeteries
- Hettinger County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Hettinger County, Gravestone Project
- Jamestown, Calvary Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Jamestown, Highland Home Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Kidder County Cemeteries
- Kidder County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Kidder County Cemeteries and Records
- Kidder County, Gravestone Project
- Killdeer, Killdeer Cemetery – Billion Graves
- LaMoure County Cemeteries
- LaMoure County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- LaMoure County Cemeteries and Records
- LaMoure County, Gravestone Project
- Lehr, Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948
- Lidgerwood, Catholic Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Logan County Cemeteries
- Logan County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Logan County Cemeteries and Records
- Logan County, Gravestone Project
- Mandan, Mandan Union Cemetery, Burial Records
- Mandan, North Dakota Veterans Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Mandan, Union Cemetery – Billion Graves
- McHenry County Cemeteries
- McHenry County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- McHenry County Cemeteries and Records
- McHenry County Cemetery Records
- McHenry County, Gravestone Project
- McIntosh County Cemeteries
- McIntosh County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- McIntosh County Cemeteries and Records
- McIntosh County, Cemeteries
- McIntosh County, Gravestone Project
- McKenzie County Cemeteries
- McKenzie County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- McKenzie County Cemeteries and Records
- McLean County Cemeteries
- McLean County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Mercer County Cemeteries
- Mercer County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Mercer County Cemetery Records
- Mercer County, Gravestone Project
- Michigan, Michigan Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Minot, Rosehill Memorial Park – Billion Graves
- Minot, Sunset Memorial Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Morton County Cemeteries
- Morton County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Morton County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Morton County Cemeteries and Records
- Morton County, Gravestone Project
- Mountrail County Cemeteries
- Mountrail County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Mountrail County Cemeteries and Records
- Nelson County Cemeteries
- Nelson County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Nelson County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Nelson County Cemeteries and Records
- Nelson County Cemetery Records
- Nelson County, Gravestone Project
- New Hradec, Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery – Billion Graves
- North Dakota, Cemeteries
- North Dakota, Cemetery Records, 1877-1999
- North Dakota, Gravestones Photo Project (by County)
- North Dakota, Jewish Cemeteries
- Oakes, Oakes View Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Oliver County Cemeteries
- Oliver County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Oliver County Cemeteries and Records
- Oliver County Cemetery Records
- Pembina County Cemeteries
- Pembina County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Pembina County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Pembina County, Gravestone Project
- Pierce County Cemeteries
- Pierce County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Pierce County, Gravestone Project
- Ramsey County Cemeteries
- Ramsey County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Ramsey County Cemeteries and Records
- Ramsey County Cemetery Records
- Ramsey County, Gravestone Project
- Ransom County Cemeteries
- Ransom County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Ransom County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Ransom County Cemeteries and Records
- Ransom County, Gravestone Project
- Renville County Cemeteries
- Renville County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Renville County Cemeteries and Records
- Renville County Cemetery Records
- Richland County Cemeteries
- Richland County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Richland County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Richland County Cemeteries and Records
- Richland County, Gravestone Project
- Rolette County Cemeteries
- Rolette County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Rolette County Cemeteries and Records
- Rolette County Cemetery Records
- Rolette County, Gravestone Project
- Rugby, Little Flower Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Sargent County Cemeteries
- Sargent County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Sargent County Cemeteries and Records
- Sargent County Cemetery Records
- Sargent County, Gravestone Project
- Sheridan County Cemeteries
- Sheridan County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Sheridan County Cemetery Records
- Sheridan County, Gravestone Project
- Sioux County Cemeteries
- Sioux County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Sioux County Cemeteries and Records
- Sioux County Cemetery Records
- Sioux County, Gravestone Project
- Slope County Cemeteries
- Slope County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Slope County Cemeteries and Records
- Stark County Cemeteries
- Stark County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Stark County, Gravestone Project
- Steele County Cemeteries
- Steele County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Steele County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Steele County Cemeteries and Records
- Steele County Cemetery Records
- Steele County, Gravestone Project
- Stutsman County Cemeteries
- Stutsman County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Stutsman County Cemeteries and Records
- Stutsman County Cemetery Records
- Stutsman County, Gravestone Project
- Towner County Cemeteries
- Towner County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Towner County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Towner County Cemeteries and Records
- Towner County Cemetery Records
- Towner County, Gravestone Project
- Traill County Cemeteries
- Traill County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Traill County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Traill County Cemeteries and Records
- Traill County Cemetery Records
- Traill County, Gravestone Project
- Valley City, Hillside Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Wahpeton, Fairview Cemetery, Interment Directory
- Walsh County Cemeteries
- Walsh County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Walsh County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Walsh County Cemeteries and Records
- Walsh County Cemetery Records
- Walsh County, Gravestone Project
- Ward County Cemeteries
- Ward County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Ward County Cemeteries and Records
- Ward County Cemetery Records
- Ward County, Gravestone Project
- Wells County Cemeteries
- Wells County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Wells County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Wells County Cemeteries and Records
- Wells County, Gravestone Project
- Westhope, Westhope Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Williams County Cemeteries
- Williams County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Williams County, Gravestone Project
- Williston, Hillside Memory Gardens – Billion Graves
- Williston, Riverview Cemetery – Billion Graves
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!