Florida Cemeteries

United States   Florida    Florida Cemeteries

Cemetery records, such as tombstone and sexton’s records, may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse and children, a maiden name or, occasionally, a birthplace. Tombstones may have symbols or insignias indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. It is important to look at surrounding tombstones because family members may also be buried nearby.


 * The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Florida cemeteries. This collection is described in the "Florida Genealogy" article.


 * Another important collection of cemetery inscriptions is E. H. Hayes, Cemetery Records of Florida, Nine Volumes. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1946-66; Family History Library ).


 * The collection Cemetery Records in Florida and Georgia is on Family History Library films . This index is arranged by county and gives information about births, deaths, parents, and spouses. A directory of cemetery records that lists the names and locations of cemeteries in Florida is on Family History Library film.

The Family History Library also has 35 microfilms of records from several Tampa funeral homes. These are listed in the catalog under FLORIDA, HILLSBOROUGH, TAMPA - VITAL RECORDS.