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Alabama Cemetery Records Search | Find Graves, Burial Records & Locations

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State archive snapshot

6,975

Alabama Cemeteries

1,051

Burial Records Indexed

67

Counties with Coverage

1,051

Veterans Buried in AL

Quick answer

How do I search Alabama cemetery and burial records?

Start with the statewide search bar, then use county cards to narrow by place. Once the likely county is clear, move into cemetery pages for map and source context, then into burial pages for person-level research.

Alabama research focus

Top signal: 6,975 mapped cemeteries across 67 counties.

Best next step: open a county card with strong cemetery depth or a notable cemetery page below.

Browse network

Alabama County Clusters & Top Research Paths

Use these cluster cards when you want the fastest route into stronger county-level cemetery pages. Each group emphasizes a different search intent: broad cemetery browsing, deeper burial discovery, or long-tail local archive coverage.

Cluster lane

Most searched Alabama cemetery counties

Highest cemetery inventory and broadest place-intent coverage for statewide browse traffic.

Butler

102 cemeteries - 8 burial records - Notable: Pleasant Hill Cemetery

102

Cherokee

106 cemeteries - 9 burial records - Notable: Alexander Cemetery

106

Chilton

142 cemeteries - 14 burial records - Notable: Chilton Memorial Gardens

142

Coffee

101 cemeteries - 34 burial records - Notable: Meadowlawn Memorial Park

101

Cluster lane

Emerging Alabama archive counties

Smaller county archives that still surface useful cemetery pages and long-tail local search opportunities.

Autauga

58 cemeteries - 14 burial records - Notable: Prattville Memory Gardens

58

Baldwin

72 cemeteries - 38 burial records - Notable: Greenwood Cemetery

72

Barbour

56 cemeteries - 3 burial records - Notable: Mt Zion Bapt Ch Cemetery

56

Bibb

82 cemeteries - 4 burial records - Notable: Belchers Cemetery

82

How to search this state

How to Find Alabama Burial Records & Cemetery Information

Alabama has a large cemetery footprint, and the fastest research path is to move from state overview to county directory and then into specific cemetery or burial searches. Use this sequence to reduce broad, low-context searching.

Method 01

Start with place-based search intent

  1. 1. Search a cemetery name, county name, or city hint tied to Alabama.
  2. 2. Use county cards below when the search needs better local context.
  3. 3. Move into cemetery or burial pages only after the place looks right.

Method 02

Use county pages to avoid dead-end searching

  1. 1. Compare county cemetery totals, burial depth, and notable cemetery names.
  2. 2. Pick the strongest county page first instead of searching statewide again.
  3. 3. Return to this page only when you need a new county or cemetery lane.

State footprint

67

County archive paths currently organized for Alabama research.

Largest archive layer

367

Cemeteries in the top county currently surfaced for this state archive.

Veteran-linked records

1,051

Person-level burial rows in this state currently carrying military branch context.

County archive index

Alabama County Cemetery Directory

Each county card now includes cemetery totals, burial depth, a notable cemetery hint, and record-range context so the index works as real search content instead of a thin link wall.

States
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Calhoun 81

81 cemeteries, 24 records
Includes Anniston Memorial Gardens

Top cemetery page: Anniston Memorial Gardens
Chambers 88

88 cemeteries, 6 records
Includes Union Hill Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Union Hill Cemetery
Cherokee 106

106 cemeteries, 9 records
Includes Alexander Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Alexander Cemetery
Chilton 142

142 cemeteries, 14 records
Includes Chilton Memorial Gardens

Top cemetery page: Chilton Memorial Gardens
Choctaw 69

69 cemeteries, 9 records
Includes Pine Grove Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Pine Grove Cemetery
Clarke 92

92 cemeteries, 19 records
Includes Pine Crest Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Pine Crest Cemetery
Clay 92

92 cemeteries, 4 records
Includes New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery

Top cemetery page: New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
Cleburne 34

34 cemeteries, 1 records
Includes Upper Cane Creek Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Upper Cane Creek Cemetery
Coffee 101

101 cemeteries, 34 records
Includes Meadowlawn Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Meadowlawn Memorial Park
Colbert 112

112 cemeteries, 15 records
Includes Colbert Memorial Gardens

Top cemetery page: Colbert Memorial Gardens
Conecuh 56

56 cemeteries, 0 records
Includes Albrest Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Albrest Cemetery
Coosa 75

75 cemeteries, 6 records
Includes Greenview Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Greenview Memorial Park
Covington 52

52 cemeteries, 23 records
Includes Marshall Memorial Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Marshall Memorial Cemetery
Crenshaw 33

33 cemeteries, 7 records
Includes Davis Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Davis Cemetery
Cullman 120

120 cemeteries, 28 records
Includes Cullman City Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Cullman City Cemetery

Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in Alabama

Elmwood Cemetery

30 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Alabama.

USGS / Public

Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery

24 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Alabama.

USGS / Public

Greenwood Cemetery

20 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Alabama.

USGS / Public

Memory Hill Cemetery

18 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Alabama.

USGS / Public

Jefferson Memorial Gardens

17 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Alabama.

USGS / Public

Memory Hill Gardens

16 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Alabama.

USGS / Public

Meadowlawn Memorial Park

14 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Alabama.

VA

Huntsville Memory Gardens Cemetery

13 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Alabama.

USGS / Public

Era search

Search Alabama Records by Era

Pre-1860 Civil War Era 1900-1950 WWII Veterans Post-1970

Genealogy guide

Alabama Genealogy Research Guide

Alabama genealogy research works best when cemetery pages, burial records, and county archive pages are used together instead of as separate searches. This state hub helps users move from a broad geographic starting point into the right county and then into the strongest cemetery page for that place.

When you are researching family history in Alabama, start with a cemetery name, county, or city whenever possible. That reduces false matches and makes burial dates, military details, and related cemetery links much easier to validate. Statewide search is useful, but county-level narrowing is usually where the archive becomes more trustworthy.

For older family-history searches, use the county directory, the historic cemetery cards, and the era filters on this page together. Those sections support common searches like Alabama death records online, older cemetery records, Civil War-era burials, and veterans buried in Alabama.

Frequently asked

Alabama Cemetery FAQs

These answers are written to help users move from broad state-level browsing into county, cemetery, and burial-record pages without losing archive context.

How do I search Alabama cemetery and burial records?

Start with this Alabama archive page, use the main search bar for cemetery names or surnames, and then narrow into a county page before choosing a cemetery or burial record result.

How many cemeteries are listed in Alabama?

6,975 cemetery records are currently mapped in Alabama across 67 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in Alabama?

Open the county page to compare cemetery totals, burial depth, notable cemetery pages, and location-specific search paths before you drill into a single cemetery.

Can I search Alabama burial records by surname?

Yes. The fastest approach is to search a full surname together with a cemetery name, county, or city hint so the archive can separate similar names across different parts of Alabama.

Are veteran burial locations included in Alabama?

Veteran-linked burial rows are surfaced when the current archive carries military branch context, and those records can be compared with county and cemetery pages for stronger place validation.

Why do some Alabama county pages show more detail than others?

Coverage depends on source depth. Some counties currently surface richer cemetery totals, older record ranges, and more person-level burial rows, while others are still partial archive areas.

What are the oldest cemetery record areas in Alabama?

The best indicator is the county card year range and the notable cemetery listings on this page. Those signals help highlight counties where older cemetery coverage is more likely to appear.

Is this the best page for Alabama genealogy and cemetery research?

This state page is the best starting hub for statewide cemetery and burial browsing, but the strongest results usually come from moving into county and cemetery detail pages as soon as location context becomes clear.

What is the oldest cemetery in Alabama?

The oldest cemetery in Alabama depends on source depth, but the historic cemetery section on this page highlights the earliest established sites currently surfaced in the archive.

Are Alabama burial records free to access?

Yes. All records on Cemetery Finders are free to browse, including state, county, cemetery, and burial pages built from public archive sources.

How many veterans are buried in Alabama?

1,051 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the Alabama archive where military branch data is available.