Gravesecrets at your fingertips!
With 678 cemeteries in South Australia completed, the collection has over 281,000 headstone photos.
More cemeteries are being added all the time! Use the Search engine below to locate a loved one's final resting place.
Please note photos are no longer available for sale.
Headstone Meanings
Cemeteries can tell us much about our ancestors.
Information can be gleaned from the words carved on headstones, and we can learn a great deal concerning the family relationships from the placement of a grave within the cemetery.
Artwork and symbols found on the headstones can also provide more clues about this ancestor and their life, ideals, associations etc.
Most symbols engraved on a stone have a textbook meaning, although it is possible that the particular item you find engraved on the headstone is simply there because someone liked the look of it.
Many who choose grave motifs have no idea that the ornamentation they select has meaning.
Australian Cemeteries.com
This site has volunteers who go to cemeteries and photograph all the headstones. Many hours are spent photographing and renaming the files, and with a high cost to them personally for travel expenses, all work should be greatly appreciated by those who use this service. The majority of headstone photos are sent to you free of charge. Databases by Councils and large cemeteries have been incorporated by the author 'Peter Applebee' where available.
Click on the state required on the left hand side of the screen. A-Z listing is loaded. Click on Letter of Cemetery required. Scroll down till you find the cemetery then click on the link. This will bring up any data, headstone photos, databases etc.
South Australian Councils' Database
A number of councils in the State of South Australia have their burial records of cemeteries searchable online. Simply select 'All Statewide' and enter the Surname. Click search and results will appear. You can click on individual names and it will take you to their burial records. To search further pages click on the 'next page' button at the bottom of the screen.
Cemetery Records
This site is the work of Cora Webb. Offers links to many cemeteries and search engines. Includes burial registers all over Australia. Enter a surname in the search box below.
Australian Obituaries
Obituary Notices are posted every day. Search by Surname or State Location.
Forever Remembered
This site is the work of Helen Stein and Tamara Martin. With a number of Cemeteries completed there are links for indexes of those buried in the cemeteries, photos on request via email, links to access burial registers via email and CD's to purchase.
Dead Search
At this site by 'Kym', you can request via email photos of some South Australian Cemeteries.