Georgia Cemeteries

United States    Georgia     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.

Resources

 * The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Georgia cemeteries. This is described in Georgia Genealogy. Another important collection is Cemetery Records of Georgia, 16 Volumes. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1946-52;


 * Many tombstone inscriptions have been published in the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly and in other journals described in Georgia Periodicals. Burial lists for Union and Confederate soldiers have also been published.


 * A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is:


 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library. Index to United States Cemeteries. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988.


 * The Family History Library Catalog Place-names Search lists local cemetery records under:


 * GEORGIA - CEMETERIES
 * GEORGIA, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES
 * GEORGIA, [COUNTY],[TOWN] - CEMETERIES


 * To locate additional records, see Ted O. Brooke, Georgia Cemetery Directory and Bibliography of Georgia Cemetery Reference Sources (Marietta, Georgia: T.O. Brooke, 1985; ; ).

Online Resources
The following have significant cemetery listings for Georgia State. Sites may be incomplete. They may not list all cemeteries in a county and may not include all burials in a cemetery.


 * Findagrave.com Search for names Enter at least a last name then click Search. Can narrow by first names or dates.
 * This site frequently has tombstone images
 * List of cemeteries statewide for cemeteries in their database
 * You may need to narrow by county
 * Go to Find A Grave Home page, click Search for a cemetery, select the state (Georgia), then select from the county list, and press Search.


 * Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012 at Ancestry.com ($)


 * Georgia Cemetery Records
 * Interment.net
 * USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
 * BillionGraves Also found on FamilySearch.org
 * D'Addezio.com