Massachusetts Cemetery Records

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

When most of us think of states that have old cemeteries that need a lot of attention, we think of the original 13 colonies. A state like Massachusetts has burial sites that date back hundreds of years, but you can still find accurate and up to date records here. If you are searching for Massachusetts cemetery records, the best place to look is with each individual cemetery, but if you aren't sure what area your loved one is interred in, the following organizations may help.

The highly respected Massachusetts Cemetery Association is a group that helps to maintain the look of burial sites across the state and they also educate the public about proper maintenance, history and other important aspects of cemeteries. The Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association may be able to get your search started on the right foot by helping you figure out what area of the state your loved one is located in.

There is also a pair of important military burial sites in this state, as well. The first is the state national cemetery located in Bourne. This site features over 46,000 members interred. The other is located in Ayer and is one of the oldest in the country.

The Massachusetts Tombstone Transcription Project is actually part of something much bigger. Owing its founding to the nationalized version of the Tombstone Transcription Project, a small part of US Gen Web's attempt to catalog as much information online as possible to help genealogy researchers everywhere, this statewide database is primarily staffed by volunteers uploading pictures and information as it becomes available. Typically this includes the cemetery name, the person's name, and the date of death. To retrieve Massachusetts burial records, follow the instructions below.

 

Listed below is address and contact information for various Massachusetts 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.