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Kings County, New York

Cemeteries in Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn is a borough in Kings County, New York, with a population of about 2,736,074. Public map data lists 16 cemeteries here.

Brooklyn cemetery list 16

Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.

Search records for Brooklyn ancestors

Cemetery lists tell you where someone may be buried. Death records, burial indexes and obituaries tell you who and when.

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Finding burial records in Brooklyn

  • Death records for Brooklyn. Brooklyn is one of New York City's five boroughs, and New York State's Department of Health does not hold its records. The NYC Municipal Archives holds death records up to 1948, and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Office of Vital Records holds newer ones. Brooklyn death records at the Municipal Archives cover 1847-1853 and 1857-1948. Records for the old towns of Kings County that Brooklyn absorbed usually start in 1880-81.
  • Cemetery records. Contact the cemetery's own office, or the religious group that runs it, for burial and lot records. New York City appoints a historian for each borough, who can help with older and abandoned burial grounds.
  • Local historian. Every New York city, town and village appoints a local government historian. The Brooklyn historian and the local library are good places to ask about cemetery surveys, obituary files and old newspapers.
  • Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The New York State Library and the New York State Archives in Albany are good statewide sources.
  • Kings County wills and deeds. Wills and estate papers are at the Kings County Surrogate's Court. Deeds are recorded by the NYC Office of the City Register (searchable online in ACRIS).
  • FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed New York vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.