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Monroe County, New York

Cemeteries in City of Rochester, NY

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, with a population of about 211,328. Public map data lists 12 cemeteries here.

Rochester cemetery list 12

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 Rochester 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 Rochester

  • Rochester city clerk. The local registrar of vital statistics for Rochester (ask at the city clerk's office) holds registers or duplicate certificates for deaths recorded there, and asking locally can be faster than writing to the state. Statewide, the New York State Department of Health issues genealogy copies of death certificates on file for at least 50 years.
  • Cemetery records. Ask the city clerk or the Rochester historian who keeps burial records. New York requires every city, town and village to appoint a local historian, who may know of cemetery surveys and gravestone transcriptions.
  • Local historian. Every New York city, town and village appoints a local government historian. The Rochester 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.
  • Monroe County wills and deeds. Wills and estate papers are filed with the Monroe County Surrogate's Court, where they have been kept since 1787. Deeds are recorded by the Monroe County Clerk and can mention family burial plots.
  • FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed New York vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.