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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'' | ||
| − | + | === Cemetery Resources === | |
| − | + | The earliest tomb in Virginia with a legible inscription is that of Mrs. Alice Jordan, who died in 1650 in [[Surry County, Virginia|Surry County, Virginia]] at Four Mile Tree Plantation on the James River.<ref>(1) "The Oldest Tombstone," ''The William and Mary Quarterly,'' Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jan. 1896):195-197. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914961 JSTOR] - free; (2) Robert A. Lancaster, ''Historic Virginia Homes and Churches'' (Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1915), 58. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/historicvirginia00lanc#page/58/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free.</ref> | |
| − | + | African Americans typically maintained separate burial grounds.{{Main|Virginia African Americans}} | |
| − | A | + | Hogg, Anne M., and Dennis A. Tosh. ''Virginia Cemeteries: A Guide to Resources''. (Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia, 1986.) {{FHL|450242|item|disp=FHL book 975.5 V34v}} Lists sources of information on cemeteries, their name, and location. Arranged by county. A list of Virginia cemeteries. |
| − | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library. ''Index to United States Cemeteries''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. | + | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library. ''Index to United States Cemeteries''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988.) {{FHL|613269|item|disp=FHL film 1206468-94, 1206492}} Includes Virginia and Washington. A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library. |
| − | The Family History Library | + | The Family History Library has copies of many {{FHL|338740|subject_id|disp= cemetery records}} from [[Virginia]]. This includes the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection of tombstone inscriptions. Additional tombstone inscriptions have been published in the magazines mentioned in the [[Virginia Periodicals]] section |
| − | + | {{RecordSearch|1386587|Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records}} Online in FamilySearch Historical Records. | |
| − | + | *To access cemetery records available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the Family History Library Catalog for: | |
| − | VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES | + | :*VIRGINIA - CEMETERIES |
| + | :*VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES | ||
| + | :*VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES | ||
| + | :*VIRGINIA, [INDEPENDENT CITY] - CEMETERIES | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Virginiatomb.jpg|left|500px|Virginiatomb.jpg]] | |
| − | + | == Web Sites == | |
| − | *[ | + | *[http://virginiagravestones.org/ Virginia Gravestones] |
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| − | + | *[http://virginia-genealogy.org/Virginia-Cemetery-Records.htm Virginia Cemetery Records] | |
| − | http:// | + | *[http://www.markerhistory.com/tag/cemetery/page/6/ Cemetery Historical Markers]- at MarkerHistory.com. Cemetery dates begin as early as 1620. See also the Cemetery Historical Markers on the [http://www.markerhistory.com/maps/ Cemetery Marker Map]. |
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{{Virginia|Virginia}} | {{Virginia|Virginia}} | ||
[[Category:Virginia|Cemeteries]] [[Category:Cemeteries_in_Virginia]] | [[Category:Virginia|Cemeteries]] [[Category:Cemeteries_in_Virginia]] | ||
Revision as of 00:50, 27 September 2012
United States 
Virginia Cemeteries
Cemetery Resources
The earliest tomb in Virginia with a legible inscription is that of Mrs. Alice Jordan, who died in 1650 in Surry County, Virginia at Four Mile Tree Plantation on the James River.[1]
African Americans typically maintained separate burial grounds.
- Main article: Virginia African Americans
Hogg, Anne M., and Dennis A. Tosh. Virginia Cemeteries: A Guide to Resources. (Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia, 1986.) FHL book 975.5 V34v Lists sources of information on cemeteries, their name, and location. Arranged by county. A list of Virginia cemeteries.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library. Index to United States Cemeteries. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988.) FHL film 1206468-94, 1206492 Includes Virginia and Washington. A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library.
The Family History Library has copies of many cemetery records from Virginia. This includes the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection of tombstone inscriptions. Additional tombstone inscriptions have been published in the magazines mentioned in the Virginia Periodicals section
Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records Online in FamilySearch Historical Records.
- To access cemetery records available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the Family History Library Catalog for:
- VIRGINIA - CEMETERIES
- VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES
- VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES
- VIRGINIA, [INDEPENDENT CITY] - CEMETERIES
Web Sites
- Cemetery Historical Markers- at MarkerHistory.com. Cemetery dates begin as early as 1620. See also the Cemetery Historical Markers on the Cemetery Marker Map.
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