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.
(Updated February 2023)
West Virginia 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
West Virginia
- Barbour County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Barbour County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Barbour County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Barbour County Cemetery Readings
- Barbour County Cemetery Records
- Barbour County, Cemetery Register of Burials, 1816-1899
- Benwood, Mount Olivet Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Berkeley County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Berkeley County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Berkeley County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Berkeley County Cemetery Records
- Berkeley County Cemetery Records
- Berkley County Cemetery Records
- Bluefield, Walnut Grove Cemetery Records
- Bluewell, Oak Grove Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Boone County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Boone County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Boone County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Boone County Cemetery Records
- Braxton County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Braxton County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Braxton County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Braxton County Cemetery Records
- Braxton County, Cemeteries index
- Bridgeport Cemetery Listing
- Brooke County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Brooke County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Brooke County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Brooke County Cemetery Records
- Brooke County Cemetery Records
- Cabell County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Cabell County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Cabell County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Cabell County Cemetery Records
- Cabell County Cemetery Records
- Cabell County Cemetery Records, 1793-1943
- Cabell County, Early Cemeteries
- Calhoun County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Calhoun County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Calhoun County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Calhoun County Cemetery Records
- Calhoun County Cemetery Records
- Calhoun County, Index to Cemeteries
- Charles Town, Edge Hill Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Clay County births, marriages, deaths, wills, inventories and Cemetery Records
- Clay County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Clay County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Clay County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Clay County Cemetery Records
- Clay County Cemetery Records
- Clay County, Civil War Burial Records
- Doddridge County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Doddridge County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Doddridge County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Doddridge County Cemetery Records
- Doddridge County Cemetery Records
- Earls, Hatten, Springhill and Woodmere Cemetery Records, 1820-1940
- Fairmont, Woodlawn Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Fayette County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Fayette County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Fayette County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Fayette County Cemetery Records
- Franklin, Cedar Hill Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Gilmer County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Gilmer County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Gilmer County Cemetery Records
- Gilmer County, Center District, A Census of Cemeteries
- Gilmer County, Troy District, A census of Cemeteries
- Grant County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Grant County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Grant County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Grant County Cemetery Records
- Greenbrier County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Greenbrier County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Greenbrier County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Greenbrier County Cemetery Records
- Greenbrier County Cemetery Records
- Greenbrier County, Cemetery Records
- Hampshire County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Hampshire County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Hampshire County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Hampshire County Cemetery Records
- Hampshire County Cemetery Records
- Hampshire County Cemetery Records, 1829-1924
- Hancock County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Hancock County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Hancock County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Hancock County Cemetery Records
- Hancock County Cemetery Records
- Hancock County Cemetery Records
- Hancock County deaths, deeds, wills, inventories, church and Cemetery Records
- Hardy County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Hardy County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Hardy County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Hardy County Cemetery Records
- Hardy County Cemetery Records
- Hardy County Cemetery Records
- Harpers Ferry, Fairview Lutheran Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Harrison County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Harrison County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Harrison County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Harrison County Cemetery Records
- Harrison County Cemetery Records
- Harrison County, Deaths
- Jackson County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Jackson County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Jackson County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Jackson County Cemetery Records
- Jackson County Cemetery Records
- Jefferson County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Jefferson County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Jefferson County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Jefferson County Cemetery Records
- Jefferson County Cemetery Records
- Jefferson County, List of Family Graveyards and Cemetery Records 1743-1908
- Kanawha County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Kanawha County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Kanawha County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Kanawha County Cemetery Records
- Kanawha County Ward Cemetery
- Kanawha County, Cemeteries
- Kanawha County, Templeton Cemetery
- Lake Branch Cemetery off corridor “G”
- Lewis County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Lewis County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Lewis County Cemetery Records
- Lewis County Cemetery Records
- Lewis County, Old Cemeteries in 1830-1930
- Lincoln County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Lincoln County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Lincoln County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Lincoln County Cemetery Records
- Logan County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Logan County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Logan County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Logan County Cemetery Records
- Logan County Cemetery Records
- Marion County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Marion County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Marion County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Marion County Cemetery Records
- Marion County Cemetery Records
- Marion County Deaths, 1864-1900: Cemetery Registers, 1750-1940
- Marion County, Fairmont and Grant Magisterial Districts, Cemetery Readings
- Marion County, Lincoln and Paw Paw Magisterial Districts, Cemetery Readings
- Marion County, Union, Winfield and Mannington Magisterial Districts, Cemetery Readings
- Marshall County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Marshall County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Marshall County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Marshall County Cemetery Records
- Marshall County Cemetery Records
- Marshall County, Cemetery Records
- Marshall, Mercer & Kanawha County Cemetery Records, 1787-1942
- Mason County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Mason County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Mason County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Mason County Cemetery Records
- Mason County Cemetery Records
- McDowell County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- McDowell County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- McDowell County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- McDowell County Cemetery Records
- McDowell County Cemetery Records
- Mercer County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Mercer County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Mercer County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Mercer County Cemetery Records
- Mineral County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Mineral County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Mineral County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Mineral County Cemetery Records
- Mingo County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Mingo County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Mingo County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Mingo County Cemetery Records
- Mingo County Cemetery Records
- Monongalia County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Monongalia County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Monongalia County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Monongalia County Cemetery Records
- Monroe County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Monroe County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Monroe County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Monroe County Cemetery Records
- Morgan County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Morgan County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Morgan County Cemetery Records
- Nicholas County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Nicholas County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Nicholas County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Nicholas County Cemetery Records
- Ohio County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Ohio County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Ohio County Cemetery Records
- Ohio County Cemetery Records
- Ohio County, Mt. Wood Cemetery Records
- Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library Cemetery Records
- Parkersburg Cemeteries and Records
- Paw Paw, Camp Hill Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Pendleton County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Pendleton County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Pendleton County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Pendleton County Cemetery Records
- Pennsboro, Mount Harmony Masonic Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Pleasants County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Pleasants County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Pleasants County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Pleasants County Cemetery Records
- Pleasants County Cemetery Records
- Pocahontas County births, marriages, deaths, wills, church and Cemetery Records (1748-1935)
- Pocahontas County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Pocahontas County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Pocahontas County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Pocahontas County Cemetery Records
- Pocahontas County Cemetery Records
- Preston County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Preston County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Preston County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Preston County Cemetery Records
- Putnam County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Putnam County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Putnam County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Putnam County Cemetery Records
- Raleigh County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Raleigh County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Raleigh County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Raleigh County Cemetery Records
- Raleigh County Cemetery Records
- Randolph County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Randolph County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Randolph County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Randolph County Cemetery Records
- Ritchie County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Ritchie County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Ritchie County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Ritchie County Cemetery Records
- Ritchie County Cemetery Records
- Roane County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Roane County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Roane County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Roane County Cemeteries, Walton District
- Roane County Cemetery Records
- Roane County Genealogy Project, Cemeteries
- Roane County, Deaths
- Romney, Ebenezer Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Romney, Indian Mound Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Shepherdstown Lutheran Cemetery, 1773-1914
- Spring Hill Cemetery Record, 1876-1915
- St. Albans, Cunningham Memorial Park – Billion Graves
- St. Marys, Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Summers County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Summers County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Summers County Cemetery Records
- Taylor County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Taylor County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Taylor County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Taylor County Cemetery Records
- Taylor County Cemetery Records
- Three Churches, Branch Mountain Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Tucker County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Tucker County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Tucker County Cemetery Records
- Tucker County Cemetery Records
- Tyler County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Tyler County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Tyler County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Tyler County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Tyler County Cemetery Records
- Tyler County Cemetery Records
- Upshur County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Upshur County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Upshur County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Upshur County Cemetery Records
- Upshur County Cemetery Records
- Upshur County History
- Wayne County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Wayne County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Wayne County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Wayne County Cemetery Records
- Wayne County Cemetery Records
- Webster County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Webster County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Webster County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Webster County Cemetery Records
- Webster County Cemetery Records
- West Virginia Cemetery Census
- West Virginia Cemetery Readings, 1940-41
- West Virginia Cemetery Records
- West Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1854-1932
- West Virginia Gravestone Photo Project
- West Virginia Roots Cemeteries and Cemetery Records (by county)
- West Virginia, Cemetery and Family Records, 1754-1900
- West Virginia, Disinterment and Reburials, 1980-1993
- Wetzel County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Wetzel County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Wetzel County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Wetzel County Cemetery Records
- Wetzel County Cemetery Records
- Wheeling and Bethany Cemetery Records, 1770-1943
- Williamstown Cemetery, 1858-1924
- Wirt County Cemeteries
- Wirt County Cemeteries
- Wirt County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Wirt County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Wirt County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Wirt County Cemetery Records
- Wirt County Cemetery Records
- Wood County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Wood County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Wood County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Wood County Cemetery Inscriptions
- Wood County Cemetery Records
- Wood County Cemetery Records
- Wood County, Index to Cemeteries: volumes 1-6
- Wood County, Tombstone Readings
- Wyoming County Cemeteries – Find a Grave
- Wyoming County Cemeteries – Interment.net
- Wyoming County Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Wyoming County Cemetery Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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For all Free West Virginia Links, click on the category of interest:
Newspapers
Yearbooks
Births
Marriages
Deaths
BMD Records
Alumni Records
Cemetery Records
Church Records
Coroner Records
Criminal Records
Digital Archives
Directories
Divorce Records
Immigration Records
Institutional Records
Military Records
Mortuary Records
Naturalizations
Obituaries
Photos
Place Finder
Probate and Wills
Research Toolkit
School Records
Tax Records
Voter Records
