Florida Cemeteries

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Florida cemeteries. This collection is described in the Florida "Genealogy" article. Another important collection of cemetery inscriptions is E. H. Hayes, Cemetery Records of Florida, Nine Volumes. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1946-66; Family History Library book 975.9 V3c; films 874012-3).

The collection Cemetery Records in Florida and Georgia is on Family History Library films 228823-28. This index is arranged by county and gives information about births, deaths, parents, and spouses. A directory of cemetery records that lists the names and locations of cemeteries in Florida is on Family History Library film 1206385.

The Family History Library also has 35 microfilms of records from several Tampa funeral homes. These are listed in the catalog under FLORIDA, HILLSBOROUGH, TAMPA - VITAL RECORDS.