Connecticut Cemeteries

Cemetery records, such as tombstone and sexton’s records, have value in that they 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.


 * Kemp, Thomas Jay. Kemp's Connecticut Researcher's Handbook. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1981. This book includes cemetery names, addresses, and telephone numbers of cemeteries in Connecticut as well as a detailed list of available sources. The book also lists the number, volume, and page citations for each cemetery included within the Hale collection (see below).

Hale Collection
The Charles R. Hale Collection of cemetery inscriptions (1640s-1930s) and newspaper death notices (1796-1865) consists of an extensive card index and typed inscriptions from more than 2,000 cemeteries. This collection is available at the Connecticut State Library and on microfilm at the Family History Library.

DAR Collection
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1970 and 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC.

Web Sites

 * Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records – Cemetery transcriptions and links built primarily on the Hale Collection.
 * Find A Grave – Search by name, date, or cemetery; browse by location or "claim to fame;" or add burial records.
 * Interment.net (CT) - Browse cemeteries by county.
 * Connecticut Cemetery Records (at Connecticut Genealogy) Cemetery inscriptions online organized by county and city.