Archive record: NH-032
New Hampshire Cemetery Records Search | Find Graves, Burial Records & Locations
State archive snapshot
710
New Hampshire Cemeteries
213
Burial Records Indexed
10
Counties with Coverage
212
Veterans Buried in NH
Quick answer
How do I search New Hampshire 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.
New Hampshire research focus
Top signal: 710 mapped cemeteries across 10 counties.
Best next step: open a county card with strong cemetery depth or a notable cemetery page below.
Browse network
New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire cemetery counties
Highest cemetery inventory and broadest place-intent coverage for statewide browse traffic.
Cluster lane
Emerging New Hampshire archive counties
Smaller county archives that still surface useful cemetery pages and long-tail local search opportunities.
Belknap
30 cemeteries - 9 burial records - Notable: New Riverside Cemetery
Carroll
28 cemeteries - 4 burial records - Notable: Fowlers Mill Cemetery
Cheshire
44 cemeteries - 20 burial records - Notable: Hillside Cemetery
Coos
22 cemeteries - 11 burial records - Notable: Colebrook Village Cemetery
How to search this state
How to Find New Hampshire Burial Records & Cemetery Information
New Hampshire 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. Search a cemetery name, county name, or city hint tied to New Hampshire.
- 2. Use county cards below when the search needs better local context.
- 3. Move into cemetery or burial pages only after the place looks right.
Method 02
Use county pages to avoid dead-end searching
- 1. Compare county cemetery totals, burial depth, and notable cemetery names.
- 2. Pick the strongest county page first instead of searching statewide again.
- 3. Return to this page only when you need a new county or cemetery lane.
State footprint
10
County archive paths currently organized for New Hampshire research.
Largest archive layer
133
Cemeteries in the top county currently surfaced for this state archive.
Veteran-linked records
212
Person-level burial rows in this state currently carrying military branch context.
County archive index
New Hampshire 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.
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28 cemeteries, 4 records
Includes Fowlers Mill Cemetery
Top cemetery page: Fowlers Mill Cemetery
44 cemeteries, 20 records
Includes Hillside Cemetery
Top cemetery page: Hillside Cemetery
22 cemeteries, 11 records
Includes Colebrook Village Cemetery
Top cemetery page: Colebrook Village Cemetery
Burial-rich counties
Top Counties by Burial Depth in New Hampshire
Hillsborough
74 burial records and 126 cemeteries currently mapped.
Rockingham
37 burial records and 131 cemeteries currently mapped.
Cheshire
20 burial records and 44 cemeteries currently mapped.
Strafford
18 burial records and 133 cemeteries currently mapped.
Merrimack
16 burial records and 92 cemeteries currently mapped.
Grafton
14 burial records and 66 cemeteries currently mapped.
Coos
11 burial records and 22 cemeteries currently mapped.
Sullivan
10 burial records and 38 cemeteries currently mapped.
Most searched cemeteries
High-Depth Cemetery Pages in New Hampshire
Pine Grove Cemetery
13 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in New Hampshire.
USGS / Public
Riverside Cemetery
8 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in New Hampshire.
USGS / Public
St Joseph Cemetery
6 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in New Hampshire.
VA
Mt Calvary Cemetery
5 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in New Hampshire.
VA
Calvary Cemetery
4 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in New Hampshire.
USGS / Public
Colebrook Village Cemetery
4 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in New Hampshire.
VA
Evergreen Cemetery
4 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in New Hampshire.
USGS / Public
Gibson Cemetery
4 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in New Hampshire.
USGS / Public
Era search
Search New Hampshire Records by Era
Genealogy guide
New Hampshire Genealogy Research Guide
New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire death records online, older cemetery records, Civil War-era burials, and veterans buried in New Hampshire.
Recent burial names
Recent Burial Records Linked Across New Hampshire
Bernard A McQuillen
St Joseph Cemetery
2026-04-07 / US AIR FORCE
Donald Lewis Richardson
West Claremont Burying Ground
2022-12-01 / US ARMY
Bruce W Millette
Ladd Street Cemetery
2022-10-04 / US MARINE CORPS
Francis A Stapleton
Center Cemetery
2022-10-01 / US NAVY
Francis E Desrosiers
Sacred Heart Cemetery
2022-09-03 / US ARMY
Albert A Nadeau
St Francis Xavier Cemetery
2022-09-01 / US ARMY
Carlton Currier
St John The Baptist Cemetery
2022-08-03 / US AIR FORCE
David L Nelson
Oak Grove Cemetery
2022-08-02 / US ARMY
Frequently asked
New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire cemetery and burial records?
Start with this New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?
710 cemetery records are currently mapped in New Hampshire across 10 counties.
What should I do after choosing a county in New Hampshire?
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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire.
Are veteran burial locations included in New Hampshire?
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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?
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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?
The oldest cemetery in New Hampshire depends on source depth, but the historic cemetery section on this page highlights the earliest established sites currently surfaced in the archive.
Are New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?
212 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the New Hampshire archive where military branch data is available.