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

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State archive snapshot

5,144

Virginia Cemeteries

944

Burial Records Indexed

167

Counties with Coverage

942

Veterans Buried in VA

Quick answer

How do I search Virginia 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.

Virginia research focus

Top signal: 5,144 mapped cemeteries across 167 counties.

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

Browse network

Virginia 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 Virginia cemetery counties

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

Buchanan

110 cemeteries - 5 burial records - Notable: Lester Cemetery

110

Carroll

331 cemeteries - 15 burial records - Notable: Mt Olivet Cemetery

331

Dickenson

164 cemeteries - 7 burial records - Notable: Rebecca Willis Cemetery

164

Fairfax

110 cemeteries - 24 burial records - Notable: Chestnut Grove Cemetery

110

Cluster lane

Emerging Virginia archive counties

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

Accomack

65 cemeteries - 10 burial records - Notable: Greenwood Cemetery

65

Albemarle

81 cemeteries - 15 burial records - Notable: Holly Memorial Gardens

81

Alleghany

17 cemeteries - 7 burial records - Notable: Alleghany Memorial Park

17

Amelia

47 cemeteries - 1 burial records - Notable: Little Flock Cemetery

47

How to search this state

How to Find Virginia Burial Records & Cemetery Information

Virginia 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 Virginia.
  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

167

County archive paths currently organized for Virginia research.

Largest archive layer

567

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

Veteran-linked records

942

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

County archive index

Virginia 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
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y

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Campbell 26

26 cemeteries, 20 records
Includes Green Hill Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Green Hill Cemetery
Caroline 30

30 cemeteries, 9 records
Includes Mt Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Mt Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
Carroll 331

331 cemeteries, 15 records
Includes Mt Olivet Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Mt Olivet Cemetery
Charles City 8

8 cemeteries, 3 records
Includes Elam Baptist Church Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
Charlotte 13

13 cemeteries, 18 records
Includes Evergreen Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Evergreen Cemetery
Charlottesville 0

0 cemeteries, 0 records
County archive coverage available
Charlottesville (city) 4

4 cemeteries, 0 records
Includes Hebrew Cemetery - Charlottesville

Top cemetery page: Hebrew Cemetery - Charlottesville
Chesapeake 0

0 cemeteries, 0 records
County archive coverage available
Chesapeake (city) 10

10 cemeteries, 5 records
Includes Roosevelt Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Roosevelt Memorial Park
Chesterfield 45

45 cemeteries, 24 records
Includes Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
City of Alexandria 0

0 cemeteries, 0 records
County archive coverage available
City of Harrisonburg 0

0 cemeteries, 0 records
County archive coverage available
City of Richmond 0

0 cemeteries, 0 records
County archive coverage available
City of Suffolk 0

0 cemeteries, 8 records
Includes Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens

Top cemetery page: Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens
Clarke 10

10 cemeteries, 2 records
Includes Meade Memorial Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Meade Memorial Cemetery
Colonial Heights 0

0 cemeteries, 0 records
County archive coverage available
Colonial Heights (city 0

0 cemeteries, 0 records
County archive coverage available
Covington 0

0 cemeteries, 0 records
County archive coverage available
Covington (city) 1

1 cemeteries, 0 records
Includes Cedar Hill Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Cedar Hill Cemetery
Craig 22

22 cemeteries, 5 records
Includes Crawford Memorial Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Crawford Memorial Cemetery
Culpeper 12

12 cemeteries, 1 records
Includes Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Cumberland 20

20 cemeteries, 0 records
Includes Antioch Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Antioch Cemetery

Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in Virginia

Woodlawn Memorial Gardens

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

USGS / Public

Sherwood Memorial Park

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

VA

Roselawn Burial Park

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

USGS / Public

Forest Hill Cemetery

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

USGS / Public

Southampton Memorial Park

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

USGS / Public

Danville Memorial Gardens

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

USGS / Public

Dinwiddie Memorial Park

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

USGS / Public

Augusta Memorial Park

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

USGS / Public

Era search

Search Virginia Records by Era

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

Genealogy guide

Virginia Genealogy Research Guide

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

Frequently asked

Virginia 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 Virginia cemetery and burial records?

Start with this Virginia 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 Virginia?

5,144 cemetery records are currently mapped in Virginia across 167 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in Virginia?

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 Virginia 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 Virginia.

Are veteran burial locations included in Virginia?

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 Virginia 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 Virginia?

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 Virginia 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 Virginia?

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

Are Virginia 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 Virginia?

942 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the Virginia archive where military branch data is available.