How do I find out where a soldier is buried?
National Cemetery Administration A Nationwide Gravesite Locator is now available online from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It has burial records of veterans and their family members from VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, and other veterans cemeteries around the country.
Can a cemetery tell you where someone is buried?
Most modern cemeteries have websites with maps making relatives and family plots easy to find. If the cemetery is small and has no website, you will need to contact the caretaker or administrator and ask them for the location of the grave. Keep in mind, no two cemeteries are the same.
How do I find out who owns a cemetery?
Call or visit the cemetery office where you seek the plot information. Tell the clerk the grave location or plot information if known. If the grave location and plot are unknown, provide the name of the deceased buried in the grave site. Request information on the owner of the grave site or plot.
How do I find a grave without a gravestone?
How to Find an Unmarked Grave in a Cemetery
- Old newspapers.
- Obituaries.
- Local historical societies.
- Death certificate.
- Family records.
- Family correspondence (letters, etc.)
- Church records.
How do you find an unmarked grave?
How do I find a gravesite?
Finding an Individual’s Grave. Open the website (www.findagrave.com) and find the search box under the title, “Search Millions of Grave Records.”. Use this search when there is at least some information about the deceased person including given name and a year of birth or death, as well as the city in which their cemetery is located.
Where can I find a grave site?
Browse through cemetery records to find specific grave sites or to find if a relative has been buried at a particular cemetery. If you can’t find information online or through family records, this can sometimes lead you to a grave site if you can narrow the search down to several cemeteries.
Where to find where someone is buried?
Know what records to look for. The first step in locating your ancestor’s burial place is to know which records can reveal this information.
How do you find a burial plot?
Call or visit the cemetery office where you seek the plot information. Tell the clerk the grave location or plot information if known. If the grave location and plot are unknown, provide the name of the deceased buried in the grave site. Request information on the owner of the grave site or plot.