Continue your exploration
LCC continually searches for new resources to help you learn about historic cemeteries, find loved ones or people of interest, and to help you become a cemetery steward.
Information about veterans
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has a website that links to multiple cemetery resources including maintenance, finding a grave, and identification of types of stones. See: https://www.cem.va.gov/hmm/types.asp
Virginia cemetery resources
The Virginia Department of Historic Resource website links to cemetery preservation resources. See: https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/
Loudoun County, Va., cemeteries
Loudoun County has a map of all publicly known cemeteries which can be found here: https://loudoungis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=107f55b2c8e64e4399e1fc95c797531e
Fairfax County, Va., resources
Fairfax County has the “Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Manual” which has additional resources. See: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sites/parks/files/assets/documents/naturalcultural/fairfax-county-cemetery-preservation-manual.pdf
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg in Loudoun County holds resources to assist with finding and documenting cemeteries throughout Loudoun County. See: https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library
Find a Grave
Find a Grave is a website that has the information on millions of graves across the United States and can be used to search for a specific gravestone. See: https://www.findagrave.com/