Find a Grave
findagrave.comWorld's largest gravesite collection with over 265 million memorials.
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About
Find a Grave is a community-driven platform hosting over 265 million cemetery memorials contributed by users since 1995. It allows people to search for graves of ancestors, famous figures, and loved ones by name, location, birth/death year, and other criteria. Users can also create memorials, upload grave photos, add virtual flowers, and contribute to transcription efforts.
Problem
People have no easy way to locate and document grave sites or create lasting digital memorials for deceased individuals.
For
people researching family history, genealogists, and those wishing to memorialize loved ones
How it works
Users search a massive community-built database of cemetery records by name, location, and other filters, and can contribute by adding memorials, uploading photos, or transcribing existing records.
Business model
freemium
Status
launched
Launched
1995