What do you do when you can’t find the cemetery headstone of a loved one? Whether you are looking for the resting place of a relative from many years past, or a recent one, it can be tricky to find gravestones if you don’t know where to start. A cemetery headstone of course has all the information you need, but if you don’t know where it is, that’s hardly helpful. So...where do you begin?

 Start with a Name

This may seem too simple, but really, it's where you will want to begin. If you are searching for a cemetery headstone, you will need to know the full name of the one you are looking for. If you are able to collect some other information such as date of birth and death, and maybe even the location of death, you will have a great starting place. If your loved one has a marked grave and was buried in the past 100 years or so, there should be a record of it.

Use Online Resources to find a Cemetery Headstone

Did you know, there are volunteers who connect with websites like findagrave.com, who take the time to walk through cemeteries and take photographs of gravestones all over the world and document them? And...what’s better than that, is it’s free! A cemetery headstone is something to be cherished for many many generations, and every family deserves to be able to share in that. Happy searching, and we hope you find all the answers you are hoping for.

Gravestones help us to preserve your family history, in a respectable way. Delphos Granite Works has been working together with families for over four wonderful generations creating cemetery headstones and other lasting monuments. We are blessed to help in any way possible and look forward to serving you and your family. Contact Us Today!