Basic Navigation on Find a Grave

You’ll find links to the four main sections of the Find a Grave site (Memorials, Cemeteries, Famous, and Contribute) at the top of most pages.

Memorials: Search memorials for family members, photos, headstone photos, GPS locations, biographies, and more. Find more options for searching under “more search options.”

Cemeteries: Maybe you know a cemetery where some of your family members have been buried? You can search all graves in that cemetery. You might find other relatives buried there and then can view their memorials and headstone photos. If you find a cemetery that has not yet been added to Find a grave, you can add it to our database.  

Famous: Do you want to know what Elvis’s grave looks like or find his original burial site? That can easily be found on Find a Grave. Search from the homepage and narrow your search to famous memorials by selecting “Famous” from “more search options.” Find a Grave curates an entire collection of famous memorials. Alternatively, search only this collection by selecting Famous from the four sections at the top of the page.

Contribute: Our community has made Find a Grave what it is today. Members have contributed over 220 million memorials and added countless photos and details. Every day thousands of new memorials and photos are added. Anyone can become a member. If you would like to contribute, you’ll need to register for an account, but registration is easy and free.
  

You can use the links at the top right to Register or Sign In. Once you are signed in you will see three icons, your profile photo and member name.

  Transcribe headstone photos you uploaded or headstone photos that are in the community queue.

  Find Photo Requests near you, see your requests, and requests you have claimed.

  View and process Suggested Edits sent to you or see and manage what you have sent.

To get started you can: 

·      Research your ancestors by using Memorial Search and Cemetery Search.

·      Explore the Famous memorials.

·      Explore Find a Grave Support to find out more about the site, the Community and Contacting Members.