Cemetery Research Guide

Cemeteries are a fascinating source of family history and offer a lot of information - if you know where to look and what to look for. This research guide offers a collection of online and offline resources to help you with your cemetery research efforts.

Associations and Societies

• The Association for Gravestone Studies
• The Association of Graveyard Rabbits

Publications

The links included in each publication listed here points to its record at WorldCat which describes itself as the world's largest network of library content and services. By following each link, you can find additional information on the publication plus you can enter your zip code into the location field to find the closest library holding that publication.

• Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
• A Graveyard Preservation Primer by Lynette Strangstad; Association of Gravestone Studies
• Directory of United States Cemeteries (journal) by Cemetery Research Inc.

Online Resources

• Cemetery Portal
• The Association of Graveyard Rabbits Resource Directory
• Cyndi's List: Cemeteries and Funeral Homes
• Findagrave.com