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411 for a Cemetery

5/30/2017

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So you’ve found your relative on FindaGrave.  And there’s even a picture of the grave marker.  Score!  But could there be another relative buried nearby with no marker, or with an illegible stone?  As far as I’ve been able to tell, many FindAGrave memorials are created because someone walked through the cemetery and wrote down the graves that they could see.  Nothing to see - no memorial.  So of course, you’ll want to contact the cemetery sexton or other official to see if the cemetery has records on who else might be buried in the plot or elsewhere in the cemetery, perhaps in an unmarked or illegible grave.

I have not had great success in googling the cemetery to get contact details for the sexton.  Yes, I can perhaps get a satellite image of the cemetery, and probably a link back to FindAGrave, but no contact information. 

And then I got an idea.  Who would have reliable contact information for a cemetery official?  Why, the local funeral home, of course!  If the cemetery is still taking new burials, the local funeral home is certain to know how to get in contact with someone in charge of the graveyard.  Just do a Google search for funeral homes in your town of interest, and give ‘em a call.  They’ll point you to the cemetery director and you’ll be on your way to getting your questions answered about just who might be buried there.
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Victoria Addington link
5/23/2022 08:26:51 pm

It was fascinating to know that the local funeral home knows how to get in touch with the person in charge of the cemetery. My friend is looking for a cemetery for the remains of their loved one. I should tell him to look for a funeral home that can assist them from memorial services to the selection of a cemetery.

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