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CemeteryRegistry.US
What is CemeteryRegistry.US
CemeteryRegistry.us is a free, ad-free, and no-login-required genealogical database dedicated to helping researchers, genealogists, historians, and the public locate cemeteries across the United States. It features over 140,000 cemetery listings nationwide, searchable by State, County, City, or Name.
Every known cemetery is included in the registry. Listings marked Verified have a confirmed GPS location, established through maps, documents, and on-site visits whenever possible. These verified entries may also include additional details such as date of establishment, affiliation, type of access, contact information, photographs, videos, links to interment records, and other historical or practical resources. Listings still marked Location Not Verified are provided so researchers can find them, but their GPS coordinates have not yet been fully confirmed and may be incomplete or incorrect. The site continues to serve as a practical public resource supporting family history research, historic preservation, and cemetery visits.
Who am I?
I live with my wife in Marianna, Florida. With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology, I’ve had the opportunity to explore and work with emerging technologies throughout my career. Alongside that, I’ve long been passionate about genealogy and uncovering my own family history.
In 2010, these two interests came together when I founded CemeteryRegistry.US. The project combines my love of technology and genealogy to build a free, public tool that helps others locate the final resting places of their ancestors. What began as a personal endeavor has grown into a verified database supporting thousands of researchers across the country.
What do I do?
I research and document cemeteries throughout the United States to help genealogists, families, and historians locate their relatives’ final resting places. My goal is to provide a free public resource that makes it easier for people to find and visit the cemeteries they seek.
I locate cemeteries through extensive searches of historical records, old books, maps, and modern imagery, then add them to the CemeteryRegistry.us database. Every new listing begins as Location Not Verified. I later confirm the GPS coordinates through detailed mapping, document review, and on-site visits whenever possible. Once the location has been confirmed, the record is updated to Verified. Additional details such as access information, photographs, historical context, and other resources may also be added over time. This focus on verified GPS locations is what allows users to know how much confidence they can place in each entry before they travel.
