Iowa, Lyon County, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains cemetery records for various cemeteries in Lyon County, Iowa. The records are in alphabetized by surname. Records will be added if more become available.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name of the Deceased
 * Birth Date
 * Death Date
 * Burial Location

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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information found in the record to locate the death record
 * Search for vital records such as birth, and marriage
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records

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

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

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

Family History Library Holdings

 * Lyon County. Death records, 1880-1935; index to births and deaths, 1880-1897
 * Lyon County, Iowa cemetery records

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951
 * Iowa County Death Records,1880-1992
 * Iowa, Adjutant General's Office, Grave Registration Service, Cemetery Records, 1800-2000.

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