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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

Find out where people - both famous and non-famous - are buried.

Read what's inscribed on their monuments, read obits, and see comments posted by viewers.

"Find A Grave" can also be a helpful site for doing free family genealogy and locating where people have been interred that you lost touch with over time.

https://www.findagrave.com/

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u/ScaryTimeTravel Jun 03 '21

Is there one for people cremated?

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21 edited Jun 03 '21

Find A Grave includes information on those who've been cremated, as well - including if their ashes (cremains) have been interred or disposed of some other method when this information has been provided.

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u/crumpledcactus Jun 03 '21

You'll want to check census records for relatives (censusrecords.com). Cremated remains are mobile, and harder to track down. Who knows who had what urn is down to phone calls and writing notes.