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.


 * Florida Cemetery Records Directory lists the names and locations of cemeteries in Florida..


 * 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.