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
Tennessee
12,860 cemetery locations
1,101 burial records indexed
95 counties covered
Illinois
10,051 cemetery locations
1,594 burial records indexed
103 counties covered
Pennsylvania
7,493 cemetery locations
1,858 burial records indexed
68 counties covered
Ohio
7,446 cemetery locations
2,562 burial records indexed
88 counties covered
Texas
6,996 cemetery locations
2,059 burial records indexed
254 counties covered
Alabama
6,975 cemetery locations
1,051 burial records indexed
67 counties covered
Mississippi
6,571 cemetery locations
617 burial records indexed
82 counties covered
Georgia
6,381 cemetery locations
1,230 burial records indexed
159 counties covered
Missouri
6,068 cemetery locations
1,136 burial records indexed
116 counties covered
Kentucky
5,856 cemetery locations
1,151 burial records indexed
121 counties covered
Virginia
5,144 cemetery locations
944 burial records indexed
167 counties covered
New York
5,036 cemetery locations
1,970 burial records indexed
62 counties covered
Iowa
4,987 cemetery locations
884 burial records indexed
99 counties covered
Arkansas
4,489 cemetery locations
716 burial records indexed
75 counties covered
Minnesota
3,819 cemetery locations
991 burial records indexed
87 counties covered
Indiana
3,798 cemetery locations
1,494 burial records indexed
92 counties covered
West Virginia
3,745 cemetery locations
748 burial records indexed
56 counties covered
Michigan
3,691 cemetery locations
1,710 burial records indexed
83 counties covered
North Carolina
3,537 cemetery locations
1,663 burial records indexed
100 counties covered
Maine
3,000 cemetery locations
357 burial records indexed
17 counties covered
Oklahoma
2,959 cemetery locations
1,065 burial records indexed
77 counties covered
Wisconsin
2,883 cemetery locations
1,240 burial records indexed
72 counties covered
South Carolina
2,827 cemetery locations
647 burial records indexed
46 counties covered
Kansas
2,731 cemetery locations
626 burial records indexed
106 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.