Cemetery websites (that aren't Find a Grave)

[lupaglupa]

All of us use Find a Grave and, despite having some issues with the site, find it a very helpful site for research. But if you are using only Find a Grave for information, you may be missing out. Thousands of cemeteries across the United States have other websites and these can contain a lot of information that isn't at Find a Grave.

Today's Weekly Genealogist newsletter contained a link to just such a site (and prompted today's post) - the website for the historic Oak Grove Cemetery in Brunswick, Georgia (link here). The website contains a link to a directory of graves done by a local genealogist with loads of information.

In my family research I've used a number of excellent cemetery websites. They can be a real help in finding gravesites and information. The Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee, for instance, has list of gravesites and a detailed map of the cemetery (link here). Used together, it's a breeze to locate a family plot and who is in it.

While smaller, rural cemeteries are less likely to have their own websites, they may be part of a larger site done by a local historical society. It's well worth checking online to see if there is a second source of information on a burial site when you are doing research. You never know what you might find!

 

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

Thanks so much! This is exactly why I cross reference everything just in case I miss something.

 

[ErnieMac]

I've attached a link to cemetery information I use for genealogical research in the Pittsburgh area. Information was obtained from contributors and is primarily gleaned from tombstones. Not much biographical information.

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~njm1/tombs.htm

 

[MDcivilwarbuff]

Couldn't agree more. I use Find A Grave to verify children's names and birthdays which for the children of Civil War officers sometimes vary wildly due to the lack of standard birth certificates in the 19th century.

If I determine Find a Grave isn't good enough, I'll go to the cemeteries website and use their memorial search feature to find what I want. I also will often check Wiki Tree and other free genealogy sites to verify birthdays and sometimes wedding dates and locations.