US cemetery directory

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.

Research pathways

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.

Directory index

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.