Arkansas Cemeteries

United States Cemeteries Arkansas

Cemetery records, such as tombstone and sexton’s records may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse and children, a maiden name or a birthplace.

Online
The following have significant cemetery listings for Arkansas State:


 * Findagrave.com Search for names at Find A Grave. Enter at least a last name then click Search. Can narrow by first names or dates.
 * This site frequently has tombstone images.
 * List of cemeteries statewide for cemeteries in their database
 * Go to Find A Grave Home page, click Search for a cemetery, select the state (Kansas), then select from the county list, and press Search.
 * Click on the number below Interments for a cemetery to access names. Click Records arrow to scroll through to the end.


 * Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012


 * Interment.net
 * Lists of cemeteries in the counties.
 * Typed lists of tombstone information.


 * Linkpendium scours the Internet for resources.
 * Links to cemetery databases on other sites.
 * Many cemeteries individually searchable.


 * USGenWEb tombstone Transcriptions - Arkansas
 * List of cemeteries by county.
 * Typed lists of tombstone information.
 * USGenWeb Tombstone Photo Project - Arkansas


 * Arkansas Gravestones
 * Search by name or browse by cemetery.


 * Rootsweb Cemetery lists on Arkansas county pages.


 * African American Cemeteries Online (Arkansas)
 * Cemeteries by County
 * Resources for churches, funeral homes, newspapers and death records.


 * I Dream of Genealogy (Free)
 * Lists of cemeteries by county.
 * Typed lists of tombstone information.


 * Arkansas Cemeteries Daddezio at Daddezio.com
 * Lists of cemeteries or search by the name of the cemetery. Cannot narrow by county.
 * Typed lists of tombstone information.


 * BillionGraves.com Name Search. Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click Search
 * Lists of cemeteries, "Filter by county" to see the list of cemeteries in their database.


 * Access Genealogy Cemetery
 * Lists of cemeteries by county and State and has African American Records.


 * Deathindexes.com-Arkansas by Joe Beine
 * Lists of cemeteries by county.

See also Cyndi's List links to databases on other sites.

Value of Cemetery Records
Cemetery tombstones, or sexton's records, usually give death date, and age or birth date. Sometimes they give birth place. Spouse and children who died young are often buried nearby.

Use cemetery records to:


 * Identify children who died young or who were not recorded in birth or death records.
 * Establish family relationships and learn of family members.
 * Find clues that lead you to other records about the person. For example:
 * Tombstones may have symbols or insignias indicating military service and social or religious affiliations.
 * There are also abbreviations that give clues when deciphered.

The Association of Gravestone Studies (AGS) has recommendations on the treatment and care of tombstones when needing to make inscriptions more visible.

Published Transcriptions

 * Cemetery Records of Arkansas, Volumes 1-8, 11 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1957. . A digital version of volume 6 (Columbia and Faulkner counties) at


 * Daughters of the American Revolution (Arkansas). Arkansas Genealogical Collection. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970-71. This collection includes tombstone inscriptions from Arkansas cemeteries.

Many tombstone inscriptions have been published in periodicals or are available in manuscript form at local repositories. A guide to help you locate these and the inscriptions in the DAR collection is:


 * Index to Sources for Arkansas Cemetery Inscriptions. North Little Rock, Arkansas: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1976.

Cemetery records often include birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, religion, membership in an organization, and more.

See United States Cemeteries for further suggestions and information.