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

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State archive snapshot

6,068

Missouri Cemeteries

1,136

Burial Records Indexed

116

Counties with Coverage

1,136

Veterans Buried in MO

Quick answer

How do I search Missouri 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.

Missouri research focus

Top signal: 6,068 mapped cemeteries across 116 counties.

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

Browse network

Missouri 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 Missouri cemetery counties

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

Franklin

103 cemeteries - 31 burial records - Notable: Midlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery

103

Grundy

103 cemeteries - 4 burial records - Notable: Stucker Cemetery

103

Lincoln

158 cemeteries - 5 burial records - Notable: Elsberry Cemetery

158

Phelps

144 cemeteries - 11 burial records - Notable: Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens

144

Cluster lane

Emerging Missouri archive counties

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

Adair

46 cemeteries - 4 burial records - Notable: Forrest Llewelyn Cemetery

46

Andrew

23 cemeteries - 1 burial records - Notable: Bolckow Cemetery

23

Atchison

24 cemeteries - 2 burial records - Notable: Sonora Cemetery

24

Audrain

23 cemeteries - 5 burial records - Notable: Vandalia Cemetery

23

How to search this state

How to Find Missouri Burial Records & Cemetery Information

Missouri 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 Missouri.
  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

116

County archive paths currently organized for Missouri research.

Largest archive layer

158

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

Veteran-linked records

1,136

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

County archive index

Missouri 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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C

Caldwell 28

28 cemeteries, 4 records
Includes Cameron Memory Gardens Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Cameron Memory Gardens Cemetery
Callaway 73

73 cemeteries, 4 records
Includes Antioch Christian Church Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
Camden 65

65 cemeteries, 7 records
Includes Hedges Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Hedges Cemetery
Cape Girardeau 92

92 cemeteries, 31 records
Includes County Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: County Memorial Park
Carroll 35

35 cemeteries, 2 records
Includes Avalone Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Avalone Cemetery
Carter 34

34 cemeteries, 7 records
Includes Reed Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Reed Cemetery
Cass 39

39 cemeteries, 14 records
Includes Blackburn Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Blackburn Cemetery
Cedar 38

38 cemeteries, 2 records
Includes Brasher Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Brasher Cemetery
Chariton 53

53 cemeteries, 10 records
Includes St Joseph Catholic Cemetery

Top cemetery page: St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Christian 72

72 cemeteries, 13 records
Includes Weaver Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Weaver Cemetery
Clark 37

37 cemeteries, 2 records
Includes Chambersberg Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Chambersberg Cemetery
Clay 55

55 cemeteries, 44 records
Includes Mt Olivet Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Mt Olivet Cemetery
Clinton 31

31 cemeteries, 4 records
Includes Grayson Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Grayson Cemetery
Cole 40

40 cemeteries, 31 records
Includes Hawthorn Memorial Gardens

Top cemetery page: Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
Cooper 36

36 cemeteries, 5 records
Includes McCullough Cemetery

Top cemetery page: McCullough Cemetery
Crawford 79

79 cemeteries, 11 records
Includes Bourbon Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Bourbon Cemetery

S

Saint Charles 0

0 cemeteries, 23 records
Includes St Charles Memorial Gardens

Top cemetery page: St Charles Memorial Gardens
Saline 39

39 cemeteries, 12 records
Includes Ridge Park Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Ridge Park Cemetery
Schuyler 31

31 cemeteries, 0 records
Includes Barnes Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Barnes Cemetery
Scotland 58

58 cemeteries, 3 records
Includes Memphis Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Memphis Cemetery
Scott 47

47 cemeteries, 7 records
Includes New Morning Star Cemetery

Top cemetery page: New Morning Star Cemetery
Shannon 40

40 cemeteries, 9 records
Includes Mt Zion Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Mt Zion Cemetery
Shelby 27

27 cemeteries, 9 records
Includes Cedar Grove Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Cedar Grove Cemetery
St. Charles 33

33 cemeteries, 1 records
Includes Our Lady Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Our Lady Cemetery
St. Clair 129

129 cemeteries, 6 records
Includes Resthaven Memorial Gardens

Top cemetery page: Resthaven Memorial Gardens
St. Francois 81

81 cemeteries, 13 records
Includes Hillview Memorial Gardens

Top cemetery page: Hillview Memorial Gardens
St. Louis 75

75 cemeteries, 15 records
Includes Bellerive Gardens Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Bellerive Gardens Cemetery
St. Louis (city) 12

12 cemeteries, 2 records
Includes Bellefontaine Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Bellefontaine Cemetery
Ste. Genevieve 40

40 cemeteries, 2 records
Includes St Agnes Cemetery

Top cemetery page: St Agnes Cemetery
Stoddard 54

54 cemeteries, 11 records
Includes Oak Ridge Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Oak Ridge Cemetery
Stone 44

44 cemeteries, 14 records
Includes Oak Grove Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Oak Grove Cemetery
Sullivan 75

75 cemeteries, 4 records
Includes Asbury Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Asbury Cemetery

Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in Missouri

St Charles Memorial Gardens

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

VA

Floral Hills Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Greenlawn Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Memorial Park Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Crown Hill Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Swan Lake Memorial Park

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

VA

County Memorial Park

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

USGS / Public

Era search

Search Missouri Records by Era

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

Genealogy guide

Missouri Genealogy Research Guide

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

Frequently asked

Missouri 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 Missouri cemetery and burial records?

Start with this Missouri 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 Missouri?

6,068 cemetery records are currently mapped in Missouri across 116 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in Missouri?

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 Missouri 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 Missouri.

Are veteran burial locations included in Missouri?

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 Missouri 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 Missouri?

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 Missouri 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 Missouri?

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

Are Missouri 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 Missouri?

1,136 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the Missouri archive where military branch data is available.