Kentucky, Louisville, Cemetery Index Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains an index and images of index cards recording burials in the Eastern, Schardein, and Greenwood cemeteries located in Louisville, Kentucky.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
These records may contain the following information:
 * Name of the deceased
 * Race and sex
 * Birthday
 * Next of Kin
 * Burial date
 * Location of the plot
 * May indicate adult or child grave

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s death record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the death date or age along with the place of death to find the family in census records
 * Use the residence to locate church and land records
 * The name of the informant may be a relative. This can be helpful in identifying your ancestor
 * The name of the officiator is a clue to their religion
 * The name of the undertaker or mortuary could lead you to funeral and cemetery records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variant spellings of the surnames
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby localities

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Kentucky.
 * Sexton Records
 * Cemeteries
 * Kentucky Guided Research
 * Kentucky Record Finder
 * Kentucky Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Kentucky Research, 1880-Present
 * United States, Tombstone and Sexton Records

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Cave Hill Cemetery. Cemeteries, 1848-1995
 * Samuel W. Thomas. Cave Hill Cemetery : a pictorial guide and its history Louisville, Kentucky : Cave Hill Cemetery Co., c1985 FS Library 976.944 V3t
 * Eastern Cemetery. Records, 1840-1960
 * compiled for Louisville Genealogical Society. Eastern Cemetery records 3 volumes. Louisville, Kentucky : Louisville Genealogical Society, c1994- FS Library 976.944/L1 V38L
 * Louisville. Assessor. Tax assessment books, 1834-1885

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Young Ewing Allison. The city of Louisville and a glimpse of Kentucky. Louisville, Kentucky : Historical Records Survey, 1942

Citing This Collection
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