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

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State archive snapshot

10,051

Illinois Cemeteries

1,594

Burial Records Indexed

103

Counties with Coverage

1,594

Veterans Buried in IL

Quick answer

How do I search Illinois 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.

Illinois research focus

Top signal: 10,051 mapped cemeteries across 103 counties.

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

Browse network

Illinois 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 Illinois cemetery counties

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

Adams

183 cemeteries - 24 burial records - Notable: Greenmount Cemetery

183

Brown

112 cemeteries - 5 burial records - Notable: Mt Sterling Catholic Cemetery

112

Bureau

104 cemeteries - 8 burial records - Notable: Calvary Catholic Cemetery

104

Cass

137 cemeteries - 13 burial records - Notable: St John's Lutheran Cemetery

137

Cluster lane

Emerging Illinois archive counties

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

Alexander

65 cemeteries - 8 burial records - Notable: Rose Hill Cemetery

65

Bond

95 cemeteries - 18 burial records - Notable: Mt Auburn Cemetery

95

Boone

42 cemeteries - 12 burial records - Notable: Highland Garden of Memories

42

Calhoun

46 cemeteries - 9 burial records - Notable: Mount Hope Cemetery

46

How to search this state

How to Find Illinois Burial Records & Cemetery Information

Illinois 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 Illinois.
  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

103

County archive paths currently organized for Illinois research.

Largest archive layer

284

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

Veteran-linked records

1,594

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

County archive index

Illinois 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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Macon 55

55 cemeteries, 13 records
Includes Pleasant View Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Pleasant View Cemetery
Macoupin 230

230 cemeteries, 7 records
Includes Bethel Ridge Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Bethel Ridge Cemetery
Madison 240

240 cemeteries, 43 records
Includes Sunset Hill Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Sunset Hill Cemetery
Marion 141

141 cemeteries, 19 records
Includes Hillcrest Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Hillcrest Memorial Park
Marshall 65

65 cemeteries, 15 records
Includes St Mary Cemetery

Top cemetery page: St Mary Cemetery
Mason 84

84 cemeteries, 2 records
Includes Laurel Hill Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Laurel Hill Cemetery
Massac 42

42 cemeteries, 7 records
Includes Temple Hill Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Temple Hill Cemetery
McDonough 120

120 cemeteries, 6 records
Includes Bushnell Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Bushnell Cemetery
McHenry 124

124 cemeteries, 29 records
Includes Windridge Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Windridge Cemetery
McLean 127

127 cemeteries, 15 records
Includes Evergreen Memorial Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
Menard 70

70 cemeteries, 3 records
Includes Irish Grove Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Irish Grove Cemetery
Mercer 69

69 cemeteries, 8 records
Includes Aledo Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Aledo Cemetery
Monroe 54

54 cemeteries, 22 records
Includes Holy Cross Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Holy Cross Cemetery
Montgomery 93

93 cemeteries, 24 records
Includes Glendale Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Glendale Cemetery
Morgan 153

153 cemeteries, 3 records
Includes Pisgah Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Pisgah Cemetery
Moultrie 34

34 cemeteries, 5 records
Includes Greenhill Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Greenhill Cemetery

Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in Illinois

Resurrection Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Queen of Heaven Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Calvary Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Evergreen Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Windridge Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Graceland Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Maple Hill Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Era search

Search Illinois Records by Era

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

Genealogy guide

Illinois Genealogy Research Guide

Illinois 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 Illinois, 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 Illinois death records online, older cemetery records, Civil War-era burials, and veterans buried in Illinois.

Frequently asked

Illinois 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 Illinois cemetery and burial records?

Start with this Illinois 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 Illinois?

10,051 cemetery records are currently mapped in Illinois across 103 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in Illinois?

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 Illinois 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 Illinois.

Are veteran burial locations included in Illinois?

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 Illinois 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 Illinois?

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 Illinois 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 Illinois?

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

Are Illinois 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 Illinois?

1,594 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the Illinois archive where military branch data is available.