Virginia Cemetery Records

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

Few spots on the map are as pleasant to live in as Virginia. From the strong military presence to the bustling cities and picture perfect coast line, it is an ideal place to grow up and a wonderful place to retire.

If you are in search of Virginia cemetery records, the fastest and most hassle free thing you can do is to order your records online and have them shipped fast right to your door. You can also try to track down your documents other ways. If you know the name of the burial site, you can contact them yourself and have the records shipped to your door, but often times, when people are in the process of tracking down their long, lost relatives, they only know bits and pieces of important information. Both the Virginia Cemetery Association and the Virginia Funeral Directors Association will be able to help you find the person you are looking for.

If you believe that the person you are looking for is interred at a military cemetery, there are many to choose from in Virginia. There are 15 different properties in Virginia, more than any other state. The smart thing to do is to place your order online and have it shipped right to your door.

Actually part of the national effort to reach the same goal, the Virginia Tombstone Transcription is sponsored by US Gen Web. A volunteer effort to make certain the information carved on tombstones survives for generations to come, you can typically find the information you're looking for about your ancestors here. Often that includes the individual's name as well as birth and death dates. Photos are occasionally available. To retrieve Virginia burial records, follow the instructions below.

 

Listed below is address and contact information for various Virginia 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.