Edwards County, Illinois Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Edwards County, Illinois from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Edwards County Overview
65
Cemeteries
19
Indexed Records
65
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Edwards County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Edwards County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Edwards County, Illinois contains 65 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 19 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Graceland Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1823 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Edwards County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Edwards County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Edwards County map overview
County center reference: 27.1922, -62.3089
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Edwards County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Edwards County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 3
Back to IllinoisGraceland Cemetery
USGSBone Gap Cemetery
USGSMacedonia Cemetery
USGSMoravian Cemetery
USGSWest Cemetery
USGSAlbion Cemetery
USGSBaptist Cemetery
USGSBirk Prairie Cemetery
USGSBond Cemetery
USGSBrown Cemetery
USGSBrown Cemetery
USGSBrowns Cemetery
USGSBrush Prary Cemetery
USGSBurke & Elder Cemetery
USGSCampbell Cemetery
USGSCarney Cemetery
USGSColes Cemetery
USGSDry Cemetery
USGSEbenezer Cemetery
USGSEbenezer Cemetery
USGSElder Cemetery
USGSEly Cemetery
USGSEnenezer Cemetery
USGSEvangelical Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Edwards County, Illinois
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Dwight R Boyd
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Donald Dean Crisup
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Delbert H Cox
🪦 Macedonia Cemetery
Charles H Faith
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Edward C Whitaker
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Cecil G Pilcher
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Dale Richard Albee
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Bennie Lewis
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Dennis A Bowman
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Carroll James Little
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Carl F Slaughter
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
David M Diehl
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Donald K Dillie
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
David A Smith
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Edward Guy Galassi
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Donald L Smith
🪦 West Cemetery
Dennis Lee Gines
🪦 Bone Gap Cemetery
Don A Perry
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
Charles H Innes
🪦 Moravian Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Edwards County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Edwards County, Illinois
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Dwight R Boyd
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Donald Dean Crisup
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1947-06-23 - 2022-08-03 Rank: SP5
Delbert H Cox
🪦 Macedonia Cemetery
1932-04-20 - 2022-04-04 Rank: CPL
Charles H Faith
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1929-05-02 - 2022-04-03 Rank: S2
Edward C Whitaker
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1930-01-14 - 2022-03-27 Rank: PFC
Cecil G Pilcher
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1929-04-28 - 2022-01-13
Dale Richard Albee
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1933-11-21 - 2021-11-09 Rank: CPL
Bennie Lewis
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1943-09-20 - 2021-08-17 Rank: SP4
Dennis A Bowman
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1949-01-08 - 2021-07-09
Carroll James Little
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1925-04-19 - 2021-07-05
Carl F Slaughter
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1937-10-25 - 2021-01-07 Rank: PFC
David M Diehl
🪦 Graceland Cemetery
1936-06-22 - 2020-12-16 Rank: SP4
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Edwards County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Edwards County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Edwards County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Edwards County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Edwards County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Graceland Cemetery
15 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Bone Gap Cemetery
1 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Edwards County burial records
Use a full name plus Edwards County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Illinois archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Edwards County
Edwards County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Illinois archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Edwards County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Edwards County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Edwards County?
65 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Edwards County, Illinois, with 65 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Edwards County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Edwards County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Edwards County burial records include military branch context?
19 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Edwards County.