Start with what you know
Collect full names, birth and death dates, residences, relatives, and anything older family members remember.
Where Are Your Ancestors Buried?
Browse cemeteries in GreenerPasture to find burial places, family connections, and clues carved in stone. Choose a cemetery below for more detail, or search the family tree when you already have a name.
Finding a Burial Place
Cemetery research can answer questions that vital records leave open. A few habits make the search much more productive.
Search records before traveling
Check cemetery databases, obituaries, local archives, libraries, historical societies, and cemetery-office burial records.
Plan an in-person visit
Research the cemetery layout and sections first. Bring a phone or camera, notes, maps, and anything else needed to document the grave.
Record the neighborhood
Photograph nearby stones and note family plots. Neighbors, witnesses, and related surnames can reveal connections you did not expect.
Collaborate
Genealogy groups, local societies, and other researchers may know the cemetery or be able to help with an on-site visit.
Verify every clue
Cross-reference inscriptions with other sources. Tombstones are valuable evidence, but dates, names, and relationships can still contain errors.
BURIAL PLACES
Browse Cemeteries
Cemeteries are grouped by country and state or province. Open a location to browse its cemeteries, then select a cemetery for details and associated ancestors.
Canada NB 2 cemeteries
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
Canada NS 3 cemeteries
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Canada ON 1 cemetery
Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Canada QC 7 cemeteries
Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
USA CT 29 cemeteries
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury)
Griswold, Connecticut, USA (Jewett City)
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)
Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
North Haven, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Rockville, Connecticut, USA
Rockville, Connecticut, USA
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA
Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville)
Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville)
Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
USA FL 2 cemeteries
Hollywood, Florida, USA
Winter Park, Florida, USA
USA MA 42 cemeteries
Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Canton, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Conway, Massachusetts, USA
Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*
Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA (Rexhame) (East Marshfield) (Green Harbor) (Ocean Bluff) (Marshfield Hills) (Brant Rock)
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)
Paxton, Massachusetts, USA
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls)
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
USA ME 5 cemeteries
Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville)
Lewiston, Maine, USA
Lewiston, Maine, USA
Lewiston, Maine, USA
Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
USA MI 1 cemetery
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
USA NH 2 cemeteries
Milford, New Hampshire, USA
Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA
USA NV 1 cemetery
Virginia City, Nevada, USA
USA NY 20 cemeteries
Auburn, New York, USA
Auburn, New York, USA
Bainbridge, New York, USA (Bennettsville)
Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)
Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)
Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville)
Fleming, New York, USA
Greene, New York, USA
Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA
Hamilton, New York, USA
Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)
Lyons, New York, USA
Northumberland, New York, USA
Penn Yan, New York, USA (Bluff Point)
Penn Yan, New York, USA (Bluff Point)
Rochester, New York, USA
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
Stillwater, New York, USA
Syracuse, New York, USA
USA OH 2 cemeteries
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
USA RI 8 cemeteries
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard)
Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)
Middletown, Rhode Island, USA (Green's End)
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Arctic) (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton)
USA VA 1 cemetery
Arlington, Virginia, USA
USA VT 6 cemeteries
Burlington, Vermont, USA
Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)
Milton, Vermont, USA
Richmond, Vermont, USA (Jonesville)
Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)
Stamford, Vermont, USA