Georgia Cemetery & Graveyard Records
No statewide systematic or comprehensive inventory of cemeteries or bibliography of published transcriptions have been compiled. Scattered volumes have been published by various patriotic, historical, and genealogical societies. Many individual cemetery transcriptions have been published in periodicals.
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and others have compiled and published volumes of cemetery records. DAR publications include Bible, court, and probate records in addition to cemetery inscriptions. Consult holdings of the Georgia Department of Archives and History, Daughters of the American Revolution Library, and the FHL for major collections of published tombstone inscriptions. Other public and private libraries may have smaller collections.
There is a online Cemetery database for the book 30,638 Burials in Georgia an list of 30,638 burials in the state of Georgia was copied over a 35-year period from headstones and markers in 600 cemeteries located in nearly 100 Georgia counties.
- Georgia Cemetery Records at Archives.com
- Georgia Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection from findagrave.com
- Georgia Tombstone Transcription Project
- Georgia Cemeteries at Internment.net
- Georgia Cemetery Books at Amazon.com
- Find Obituaries in The World's Largest Newspaper Archive at NewpaperArchive.com!
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- it is the largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices in the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.
- Georgia Baptist Historical Collection, Eugene W. Stetson Memorial Library, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia 31207;
- United Methodist Museum, P.O. Box 408, St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522
- Savannah and Diocesan Archives, 302 East Liberty St, P.O. Box 8789, Savannah, GA 31402.
- Georgia Historical Records - Databases include Georgia Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Georgia Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Georgia Voter Lists & Census Records; Georgia Immigration & Emigration Records; Georgia Obituary Records; Georgia Military Records; Georgia Family Tree Records; Georgia Pictures; Georgia Stories, Memories & Histories; Georgia Directories & Member Lists and much more....
Georgia Cemetery Records by County
Appling Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Atkinson Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Bacon Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Baker Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Blount Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Bullock Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Butler Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Baldwin Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Banks Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Barrow Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Bartow Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Ben Hill Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Berrien Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Bibb Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Bleckley Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Brantley Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Brooks Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Bryan Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Bulloch Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Burke Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Butts Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Calhoun Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Camden Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Candler Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Carroll Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Catoosa Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Charlton Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Chatham Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Chattahoochee Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Chattooga Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Cherokee Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Clarke Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Clay Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Clayton Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Clinch Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Cobb Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Coffee Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Colquitt Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Columbia Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Cook Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Coweta Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Crawford Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Crisp Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Dade Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Dawson Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
De Kalb Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Decatur Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Dodge Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Dooly Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Dougherty Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Douglas Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Early Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Echols Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Effingham Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Elbert Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Emanuel Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Evans Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Fannin Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Fayette Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Floyd Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Forsyth Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Franklin Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Fulton Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Gilmer Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Glascock Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Glynn Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Gordon Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Grady Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Greene Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Gwinnett Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Habersham Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Hall Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Hancock Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Haralson Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Harris Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Hart Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Heard Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Henry Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Houston Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Irwin Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Jackson Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
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Jasper Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Jeff Davis Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Jefferson Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Jenkins Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Johnson Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Jones Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Lamar Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Lanier Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Laurens Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Lee Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Liberty Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Lincoln Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Long Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Lowndes Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Lumpkin Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Macon Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Madison Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Marion Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
McDuffie Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
McIntosh Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Meriwether Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Miller Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Mitchell Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Monroe Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Montgomery Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Morgan Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Murray Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Muscogee Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Newton Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Oconee Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Oglethorpe Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Paulding Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Peach Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Pickens Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Pierce Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Pike Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Polk Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Pulaski Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Putnam Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Quitman Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Rabun Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Randolph Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Richmond Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Rockdale Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Schley Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Screven Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Seminole Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Spalding Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Stephens Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Stewart Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Sumter Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Talbot Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Taliaferro Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Tattnall Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Taylor Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Telfair Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Terrell Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Thomas Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Tift Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Toombs Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Towns Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Treutlen Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Troup Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Turner Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Twiggs Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Union Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Upson Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Walker Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Walton Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Ware Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Warren Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Washington Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Wayne Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Webster Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Wheeler Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
White Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Whitfield Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Wilcox Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Wilkes Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Wilkinson Co., Georgia Cemetery Records
Worth Co., Georgia Cemetery Records |
Georgia Cemetery records and gravestone inscriptions are a rich source of information for family historians. Cemetery and other sources of information associated with death include:
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- Biographical works
- Burial permits
- Church burial registers
- Cemetery records (often several different kinds are kept)
- Cemetery indexes (often compiled by genealogical societies)
- Cemetery sextons’ records
- Cemetery deed and plot registers
- Death certificates
- Death indexes
- Family bibles
- Family burial plots
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- Funeral director’s records
- Grave opening orders
- Gravestone (monument) inscriptions
- Military records
- Monuments and memorials
- Necrologies
- Newspaper death notices
- Obituaries
- Probate records
- Published death records
- Religious records
- Transcriptions of cemetery inscriptions
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