Iowa Cemetery Records

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

If you grew up in Iowa, you know what a special place it can be. Many people choose it as a retirement destination because it is so peaceful and quiet. If you are looking for Iowa cemetery records, it is advisable to contact the particular cemetery you believe your loved one in interred at. In addition, you can also contact the State Association For The Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries. This organization has put in countless hours to help restore not only gravestones and neglected burial sites but they have also helped record keeping at sites all across the state.

The Iowa Funeral Directors Association may also be of service to you. They represent almost 700 different funeral directors from across the state and they may be able to point you in the right direction. This state is also home to two major military cemeteries. The first is the Keokuk National, with about 5,000 interred members and Oakdale National in Davenport.

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In the 1930's, the WPA was created to employ those out of work, and one important job it undertook was the Historical Records Survey. Among other things, they created an index of cemetery interments, which eventually made it online thanks to the US Gen Web project. The Iowa Graves Survey was part of this historical project, and here you can find the full name, birth and death dates, and tombstone notes. To retrieve Iowa burial records, follow the instructions below.

 

Listed below is address and contact information for various Iowa 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.