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Find a Grave

World's largest gravesite collection with over 265 million memorials.

Consumer & Socialgenealogycemetery-recordsmemorialsgrave-searchcommunityancestryhistory

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

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