How can I find my father's grave?

These can be found through a Google search.

Go to
Enter the first and last name of your ancestor, the city or county you think they may be buried in, and the word, “cemetery” and click search.

Similarly, you may ask, how do I add information to find a grave?

You can email cemetery@findagrave.com or use the Cemetery Correction/Update forum to submit cemetery updates including adding a cemetery bio, GPS, address, town, name corrections, and AKAs. Be sure to include the cemetery ID or link to the cemetery page.

One may also ask, how do you manage a memorial on Find A Grave? Go to the memorial page you want to transfer. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Transfer Management. Enter the Find a Grave ID # and click on Transfer this Memorial. Once you have transferred the memorial, you will no longer be able to edit or update the memorial.

Regarding this, how do I delete find my grave account?

Go to your Account Settings and click DATA AND PRIVACY. Select.
Read through your options and make sure you understand that closing or deleting your account is permanent.
Choose one of the options and a reason from the dropdown. Add your password and select the orange button to close or delete.

What is transcribe photos on Find A Grave?

We just launched a new Upload and Transcribe beta at Find A Grave. With this new feature, you can upload a whole trips worth of cemetery headstone photos and transcribe them in either new memorials, or attach the photos easily to existing memorials.

How do I find someone's grave site?

Find a Grave

Go to
Enter the first name (if known) and the last name of your ancestor. The last name is required.
Enter any additional information, if known, such as year of birth and the place your ancestor may be buried. If you don't know this information, simply leave the field blank.

What do you leave at a grave?

Although it depends on the cemetery, these are usually acceptable grave decorations:

Fresh flowers.
Fake flowers — especially if in a monument vase.
Wreaths.
Small flags during the holidays.
Wind chimes, crosses, or bird feeders — especially if in a monument vase.
Grave blankets.

How do you find an unmarked grave in a cemetery?

Here are three ways you can discover the hidden burial locations of your ancestors.

Look at the Death Certificate. Most death certificates list the method of disposal of the remains.
Check for an Obituary.
Call the County Clerk, City Clerk, or Church that Manages the Cemeteries Where Your Ancestor is Most Likely to Be.

How reliable is find a grave?

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.

What is a virtual cemetery on Find A Grave?

A virtual or online cemetery is a database of grave records that you can search or browse through. They provide information about the deceased person or people you look up, including their birthday, death date, and place of death.

Does ancestry own Find a Grave?

Find A Grave will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ancestry.com, and will continue to be managed by its founder, Jim Tipton.

How do I remove a picture from a find grave?

How do I remove a photo from a memorial? 1 Click on the photo you added. Select delete from the lower left-hand corner of the page. 2 If you are sure about deleting the photo, select Delete.

How do I contact Findagrave?

Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password.

Can you have a headstone with no body?

Can I have a gravestone without a body? Yes, you can, it is called a Cenotaph. You would go through all the same steps as before it would be more like a memorial site. It would look the same as every other grave in the cemetery.

What is a grave memorial?

A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. It is traditional for burials in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions, among others.

How do you find a grave in Australia?

Information on burials can be found in a variety of sources, including:

burial certificates.
church registers.
civil death certificates.
council and private cemetery registers/records.
funeral director or undertaker records.
monumental inscriptions (listings of gravemarkers, memorial plaques and monuments)