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The following have significant cemetery listings for Maine State:

• 1620-2014 - Maine, Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1620-2014 at FamilySearch — index
• 1676-1918 - Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 at FamilySearch — index and images
• ca.1780-1980: Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980 at FamilySearch, index and images; How to Use this Collection
• 1780-1999 - Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1800-2007 - Maine, Knox County Cemetery Records, ca. 1800-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1914-1992: Maine, Cumberland County, Westbrook, Woodlawn Cemetery, Burial Records, 1914-1992 at FamilySearch, index - How to Use this Collection
• Maine, Kennebec County, Togus National Cemetery Records at FamilySearch — index
• United States, Cemetery Abstracts at FamilySearch — index
• Findagrave.com 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
  • List of cemeteries statewide for cemeteries in their database
    • • Go to Find A Grave Home page, click Search for a cemetery, select the state (Maine), 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: Maine, Find A Grave Index, 1700-2012 at Ancestry.com ($)

• Maine State Archives
• Linkpendium Maine Cemeteries
• Maine Old Cemetery Association (MOCA)]
• Maine Tombstone Transcription Project
• Interment.net
• BillionGraves Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click Search
• Accessgenealogy.com
• A Few Cemeteries in Maine
• Early Maine Gravestones
• Grave Matter
• Maine Cemetery Records
• DAR.org

Family History Library Collection

• Maine State Archives. Veterans Cemetery Records. [N.p.]: Photographic Sciences Corp., [1975?]. FHL films 1001826-40. Veterans Cemetery Records Collection, a card file of veterans from King Philip's War through World War I. It is first arranged by war, then alphabetically by the veteran's name. These records are arranged alphabetically by war, then alphabetically by veteran. Original records are located at the Maine State Archives.

• Maine State Archives. Cemetery Index of Veterans. [N.p.]: Photographic Sciences Corp., [1975?]. FHL films 1001841-51 This is an index to names of veterans buried in cemeteries in Maine. Records are arranged alphabetically by name of county, town, and cemetery.

• The Maine Old Cemetery Association (MOCA) collects transcripts of tombstone records. The names on the tombstones found in over 3,800 cemeteries have been indexed by the association. The microfilms are available at the Maine State Library, the University of Maine at Orono, the New England Historic Genealogical Societyand The Family History Library.

• Trickey, Katherine W. and Maine Old Cemetery Association, Maine Old Cemetery Association cemetery inscription project: series one (Bangor, Maine : Northeast Reprographics, [198-?]) FHL films 1685832 (first of six films

• Trickey, Katherine W. and Maine Old Cemetery Association, Maine Old Cemetery Association cemetery inscription project: series two (Bangor, Maine : Northeast Reprographics, [1982?]) FHL films 1685836–1685839

• Trickey, Katherine W. and Maine Old Cemetery Association, Maine Old Cemetery Association cemetery inscription project : series three (Bangor, Maine : Northeast Reprographics, [1987?]) FHL films 1685841 (first of six films

• There is a very large collection of Maine Old Cemetery Association (MOCA) records which also include some Bible and family records. Approximately 300,000 persons are listed from more than 3,800 cemeteries. The Family History Library has microfilmed four separate parts of these cemetery records, gathered primarily by the Maine Old Cemetery Association (MOCA). The first three sets were microfilmed at the Maine State Library.

• Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, Surname Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. FHL films 1314437 (first of 210 films) These records were gathered by MOCA from 1972 to 1981 and list the individuals buried in the same plot.

• Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, Surname Index, Series 2. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982 FHL films 1316338 item 2 (first of 17 films) These records were gathered by MOCA from 1970 to August 1982 and list the individuals buried in the same plot.

• Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, Surname Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. FHL films 1753004 (first of 91 films) These records were gathered by MOCA from September 1981 to 1991. There are a few cards from 1972. These records list the individuals who were buried in the same plot.

• MOCA Cemetery Inscription Project (MIP): Series One. Bangor, Maine: Northeast Reprographics, 198-? (on 6 Family History Library FHL films beginning with 1685832). The records were copied from cemeteries from about 1969 to 1978. They are typed in book format and each page is numbered.

• For a list of the cemeteries included:

• Maine Old Cemetery Association. MOCA Inscription Project, (MIP). [N.p.], 1980. (Family History Library FHL film 1421828 item 6; book 974.1 V34m;

• MOCA compiled an index to Revolutionary War veterans buried in Maine. This is also known as the Bicentennial Inscription Project (BIP). This computer printout lists information about more than 6,000 Revolutionary War veterans.

• Maine Old Cemetery Association. MOCA Revolutionary War Soldiers. [N.p.], 1986. FHL fiche 6333596 (first of 13 films) This source contains the soldier's name, date and place of birth, date and place of death, date of marriage, and the name of the soldier's spouse. It is arranged alphabetically by the soldier's name.

• Maine Old Cemetery Association. MOCA Revolutionary War Soldiers: Birthplaces. [N.p.], 1987. FHL fiche 6333595 (first of 10 films) The index contains the soldier's name, date and place of birth, date and place, of death, date of marriage, and the name of the soldier's spouse. It is arranged alphabetically by the soldier's birthplace.

• Maine Old Cemetery Association. MOCA Revolutionary War Soldier Burial Place. [N.p.], 1987. FHL fiche 6333597 (first of 15 films) This index contains the soldier's name, date and place of birth, date and place of death, date of marriage, and the name of the spouse. It is arranged alphabetically by the name of the town where the soldier was buried.

• Daughters of the American Revolution (Massachusetts). Grave Locations of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of Maine and Massachusetts. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. FHL films 1307668-9 This index contains the soldier's birth, death, and burial information. Some cards also list the soldier's spouse and place of marriage.

• A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library.

• Index to United States Cemeteries. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library FHL film 1206468-94 Film 1206475 includes Maine, among other states.

The Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog lists more of these records under:

MAINE - CEMETERIES

MAINE, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES

MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES

Wiki Articles

• Maine, Knox County Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
• Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records