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Cemetery records, such as tombstones and sexton’s records, may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse and children, and the maiden names. Sometimes they contain birthplace. Tombstones may have symbols or insignias indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. Family members may also be buried nearby. 

=== Online Resources ===
*{{RecordSearch|3015313|North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/northcarolina/index.html Online North Carolina Death Records &amp; Indexes] by county 
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/NC/Cemetery-Records.htm North Carolina Genealogy Cemetery Records] 
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=North+Carolina&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery BillionGraves.com North Carolina Cemeteries] 
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} 
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*[http://interment.net/us/nc/index.htm North Carolina Cemetery Records at Interment.net] 
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Cemetery Records at Findagrave.com] 
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/northcarolina/n-car.html USGenWeb North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project] 
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/index.htm Cemetery Census] 
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-NC-NDX.html D'Addezio North Carolina Cemeteries]

The following have significant cemetery listings for Carolina Cemeteries State: {{Note|Sites may be incomplete. <br>• They may not list all cemeteries in a county <br>• and may not include all burials in a cemetery.}}<br> 

*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=29&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Search for names] Enter at least a last name then click '''Search'''. Can narrow by first names or dates. 
**This site frequently has tombstone images 
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cs& List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database. 
***1) Select the state, 2) pick a county, and 3) click '''Search.''' (There are too many cemeteries for a statewide list.) 
****Tip: To switch to a different county, click '''Cemetery Lookup''' under '''''Actions''''' at the left. 
***When you have a list, click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end.

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4118&so=2&pcat=BMD_DEATH&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsln=Troublefield ''Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012''] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)

{{Tip| Remember:<br>
# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
# [[Carolina Cemeteries  Cemeteries#Value of Cemetery Records|Symbols and abbreviations]] may lead you to other records.
# Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Carolina Cemeteries  Cemeteries#Published Transcriptions|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br> 

*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/NC/Cemetery-Records.htm North Carolina Genealogy] organizes online transcriptions by county and city.

*[http://www.interment.net/us/nc/index.htm Interment.net] has a cemetery transcription library by county.

*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/northcarolina/n-car.html USGenWeb Tombstones] 
**List of cemeteries by county. 
**Typed lists of tombstone information.

*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#given_names=&family_names=smith&birth_year=&death_year=&year_range=5&lim=0&num=10&action=search&exact=true&phonetic=false&record_type=0&country=United+States&state=North+Carolina&county=0 BillionGraves] Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search''' 
**[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=North+Carolina&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery&start=0&limit=100 Lists of cemeteries]

*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NC/ Linkpendium] 
**Links to cemetery databases on other sites. 
**scours the Internet for resources.

*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-NC-NDX.html D'Addezio North Carolina Cemeteries]

*[http://www.deathindexes.com/northcarolina/ Online North Carolina Death Records &amp; Indexes]

=== WPA Cemetery Index  ===

As part of the Historical Records Survey, the federal government created a North Carolina Cemetery Inscription Card Index. This is commonly known as the WPA Cemetery Index. It is at the North Carolina State Archives and on microfilm at the Family History Library. The films are arranged alphabetically in two parts by the name of the person: one for burials before 1914 and another for burials after 1914. 

*[http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all&CISOBOX1=Historical+Records+Survey,+Tombstone+Transcription+Project.+North+Carolina+State+Archives Pre-194 Cemetery Survey]

*'''Pre-1914 Cemetery Inscription Card Index'''. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1972. {{FHL|176542|item|disp=FHL film 882944–64}} A list of the cemeteries included in the indexes is found on microfilms 882942–43.

*'''Post-1914 Cemetery Inscription Card Index'''. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1972. {{FHL|736359|item|disp=FHL film 882965–69}}

=== Family History Library Collection  ===

*The [http://www.dar.org/ Daughters of the American Revolution] Genealogical Collection also contains tombstone inscriptions arranged by county from many North Carolina cemeteries.

:*Daughters of the American Revolution (North Carolina). ''Genealogical Collection''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. {{FHL|547653|item|disp=FHL films 860336 (first of 55)}} This collection includes family histories and transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, will, marriage, death, and obituary records. The volumes are generally arranged by county, and many have individual indexes. There is a surname index to this collection.

*''Cemetery Records of North Carolina''. 8 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1947–1961. {{FHL|182254|item|disp=FHL film 873690 item 3 – 873691; fiche 6046892; book 975.6 V3r}}

*McEachern, Leora H. ''Gravestone Records''. 10 vols. Wilmington, North Carolina: L. H. McEachern, 1971–81. {{FHL|60170|item|disp=FHL fiche 6017876; book 975.6 V3m}}

*''North Carolina Cemetery Project.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. {{FHL|332985|item|disp=FHL fiche 6047785 (first of 7)}} These records are alphabetical by surname within each cemetery. There are some death dates as late as 1961.

*Welborn, Mrs. John Scott. ''North Carolina Tombstone Records''. 3 vols. Highpoint, North Carolina: Mrs. J. S. Welborn, 1938 {{FHL|331551|item|disp=FHL film 18068–18069}}

*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah). ''Index to United States Cemeteries''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. {{FHL|613269|item|disp=FHL films 1206483–1206484}} 85 list cemeteries in North Carolina counties from Alamance to Yancey. This is an inventory of cemeteries, not an index to the names of individuals.

For more information on cemetery records, see [[United States Cemeteries]]. To find more sources in the FamilySearch Catalog, use a Place Search under: 

NORTH CAROLINA- CEMETERIES 

NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- CEMETERIES

=== General Information  ===

*Several periodicals have published inscriptions and inventories from North Carolina cemeteries. These are referenced in the "Places" section of the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), described in [[North Carolina Periodicals|North Carolina Periodicals]].

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