Connecticut Cemetery Records

To begin, add a cemetery record or view a list of locations and resources for Connecticut cemetery records.

Although the state of Connecticut only has eight counties, it has many different cemeteries. If you are looking to order Connecticut cemetery records, you can contact the particular burial place personally, or you can start by contacting the state cemetery association. This organization is dedicated to improving the look, the record keeping and even the technology used at all of the state's burial sites so that accurate and up to date information is always on hand.

The state funeral director's association is located in Wethersfield and is dedicated to helping the advancement and professionalism of funeral directors from all over the state. An increase in professionalism also means an increase in accuracy when it comes to keeping records that can be ordered and shipped right away. This is one of the few states in the country that has no military burial sites. This puts Connecticut is the minority as most states have at least one.

There are many different reasons why a person may want to order cemetery records, including finishing off a family tree or simply to discover where loved ones are located. This is one of the best states in the union to order from because there has been almost meticulous record keeping up to this point.

The Hale Collection is a product of New Horizons Genealogy, a service that houses a number of different kinds of public records. The collection itself has been transcribed from the collection of the same name that is held in the State Library. There are also links to volunteer transcriber sites. Most records contain a direct transcription of the headstone that includes the first and last name, death date, and age at death. To retrieve Connecticut burial records, follow the instructions below.

 

Listed below is address and contact information for various Connecticut organizations relevant to cemetery records research. Locations include state veterans cemeteries, cremation societies, funeral directors associations and state cemetery administrations. If we've missed a location feel free to add a cemetery record of your own.