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FAQs
Go to your Profile and select the Find a Member option under Following. You can search for a member by either their Public Name or Contributor ID#. If you have a Contributor ID#, you can search for memorials by Contributor ID# on our homepage.
Is Find a Grave account free? ›
Membership at Find a Grave is FREE.
Is Find a Grave part of ancestry com? ›
It is owned by Ancestry.com.
How to Find a Grave location in a cemetery? ›
Most modern cemeteries have websites with maps making relatives and family plots easy to find. If the cemetery is small and has no website, you will need to contact the caretaker or administrator and ask them for the location of the grave. Keep in mind, no two cemeteries are the same.
How do I Find a Grave of a relative? ›
Where to find cemetery records online
- Find a Grave. This people-powered cemetery records website has been around for a quarter of a century. ...
- Deceased Online. ...
- Findmypast. ...
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. ...
- Interment.net. ...
- BillionGraves. ...
- TheGenealogist. ...
- FamilySearch.
Here's where to begin:
- Start with Family Knowledge. Ask family members, especially older relatives who may have been present for the funeral or burial. ...
- Check Online Databases. There are two major websites dedicated to recording burial locations: Find a Grave and BillionGraves. ...
- Visit or Contact Cemeteries Directly.
Here's the problem: Not all cemetery records are available online. Plus, not all online burial information is accurate. These shortfalls make it difficult on searchers. They also represent a huge missed opportunity for cemeteries.
Why can't I find someone's grave? ›
It is possible your search is too narrow. Broaden your search by removing things like a middle name or burial location. If you still can't find the individual, it's possible the person is not yet memorialized on Find a Grave and in that case you may create a memorial for them.
What is the best Find a Grave website? ›
Here are the five best cemetery websites.
- American Battle Monuments Commission.
- BillionGraves.
- Find a Grave.
- Interment.net.
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
We are emphasizing the importance of privacy for living individuals. Memorials for living people shouldn't be added, but if they have been they will be removed when a family member or the individual contacts the manager and requests removal.
Find-a-Grave can be as accurate, or inaccurate as WikiTree, FamilySearch, Ancestry, etc., or any other public genealogy site, where the information is entered by people. People make mistakes. You can contact the profile manager there for more information on their sources.
How does Find a Grave make money? ›
Find a Grave is a free site, supported by a mix of on-site advertising, financial support from Ancestry and memorial sponsorships.
Is the Find a Grave app free? ›
The Find a Grave app is a great way to use and add to the world's largest free online collection of burial information. Quickly search more than 225 million graves in half a million cemeteries around the world.
What website tells you where people are buried? ›
Find a Grave hosts the world's largest gravesite record collection with over 226 million memorials in 564,000 cemeteries around the world, expanding daily. All information on Find a Grave can be viewed for free, without registering.
Where is Michael Jackson buried? ›
Michael Jackson's grave (photo)
A photo of actor Michael Jackson's grave, at Forest Lawn in Glendale, California.
How do I contact someone on Find a Grave? ›
If there isn't a contact method available, you may contact a member by selecting Suggest Edits on a memorial they manage. Scroll down and select 'Contact manager. ' Send an email to the manager through this form. If you have reached out to a member, be sure to have a way they can respond to you.
How do you add someone on Find a Grave? ›
If you can't find someone on the site, it's probably just because no one has added them yet. If you know the burial information for someone, you can create a memorial for them by clicking the "Add Memorial" button on the homepage.
How do you add family members to Find a Grave? ›
You can link memorials for family members together on Find a Grave. In the “Family Members” section of the Edit page of a memorial you manage (or the Suggest Edits page of one you don't), you can add the Memorial ID numbers of parents and spouse(s) to link them.
