Browse Cemetery Records by State
Search cemetery locations, burial records, and county archive paths across all US states and territories.
Quick answer
How do I find a cemetery in a specific US state?
Choose a state below when you know the general location but not the exact county or cemetery. Each state page summarizes cemetery coverage, county paths, burial-record availability, and next steps for narrowing the search.
Choose your starting point
I know the state
Open a state archive first, then narrow by county and cemetery.
I know the name
Use the search page when you already have a person name or surname.
I know the cemetery
Search by cemetery name if the burial place is already known.
Source limitation note
Cemetery counts and burial-record counts are different. A state may have broad cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial entries are limited. Use state pages to narrow location context, then verify sensitive details with official cemetery, county, veteran, or primary-source records.
All 54 US States and Territories - Cemetery & Burial Record Index
Nevada
103 cemetery locations
65 burial records indexed
18 counties covered
Alaska
71 cemetery locations
150 burial records indexed
45 counties covered
District of Columbia
38 cemetery locations
3 burial records indexed
1 counties covered
Puerto Rico
1 cemetery locations
145 burial records indexed
1 counties covered
Marshall Islands
0 cemetery locations
0 burial records indexed
1 counties covered
Unverified
0 cemetery locations
76 burial records indexed
2 counties covered
US Cemetery Records - State by State Guide
The United States has cemetery locations and burial records spread across many public and institutional datasets. This directory helps visitors start with a state, then move into county, cemetery, and person-level archive pages with better location context.
Archive notes
States with larger populations and longer settlement histories may show higher cemetery totals, but archive depth also depends on source quality, digitization, and which public data layers are currently mapped.