Online Virginia Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Virginia Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries

Virginia Obituaries Archive - Recent (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee) includes...
- Alexandria Gazette Packet (2/26/2002-Current)
- Arlington Connection (2/26/2002-Current)
- Fairfax Connection (2/26/2002-Current)
- Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star (1/1/2004-Current)
- Harrisonburg Daily News-Record (6/10/1993-Current)
- Newport News Daily Press (1/1/1989-Current)
- Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (4/1/1990-Current)
- Richmond Times-Dispatch (8/19/1985-Current)
- Roanoke Times (1/1/1990-Current)
- Winchester Star (5/6/2009-Current)
- And over 40 more Virgina newspapers

Online Death Records Indexes from the Library of Virginia...
- Virginia Death Records Indexing (DIVA) 1853-1896 for about 30 cities and counties
- Virginia Military Dead Database ongoing project
- Name Index to Wills & Administrations up to the year 1800 covers 53 Virginia cities & counties
- Assorted Virginia Vital Records, Cemetery Inscriptions & Obituaries most are prior to 1810

Assorted Virginia Death Indexes and Genealogy Records includes death indexes for the following counties: Chesterfield, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Floyd, Prince Edward, Prince William, Rockingham & Washington (requires payment - part of an Ancestry subscription)
Assorted Virginia Cemeteries includes burial databases for some cemeteries in: Augusta County, Bath County, Fairfax County, Highland County, Rockbridge County, and Rockingham County (scroll down to the Virginia section)
African American Cemeteries in Albemarle and Amherst Counties - Burial Search

Accomac County: Eastern Shore of Virginia Marriage and Death Notices 1881-1912
Albemarle County: Maplewood Cemetery in Charlottesville, Virginia
Albemarle County: J.F. Bell Funeral Home Records
Alexandria City...
- Alexandria Library Obituary and Genealogy Indexes includes:
  - Obituary Index to the Alexandria Gazette 1916-1946
  - Civil War Era Burials - Alexandria National Cemetery
  - Volunteers for Freedom: Black Civil War Soldiers in Alexandria National Cemetery
- Freedmen's Cemetery Burials Civil War-era African American burying ground in Old Town Alexandria
Arlington Cemetery...
- Arlington County: Arlington National Cemetery Burials official website of Arlington National Cemetery (requires Flash for web searching; mobile apps available)
- Arlington County: Arlington National Cemetery Burials part of the VA's Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- Preserve and Honor - Arlington Cemetery Burials includes gravestone photographs for Afghanistan and Iraq War burials at Arlington Cemetery
- Jewish Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Augusta County Cemeteries - see the assorted cemeteries listing above
Bath County Cemeteries - see the assorted cemeteries listing above
Fairfax County & City...
- Fairfax County Genealogy and Historical Records Finding Aids includes death certificate index (1912-1917), will books indexes (1742-1935), marriage book indexes (1853-1957), and other indexes; PDF files
- Fairfax County Public Library Historical Newspaper Index and Cemetery Survey includes obituaries, plus birth and marriage announcements from 10 local area newspapers (from Fairfax County, Alexandria City and Arlington County); cemetery survey includes burials index
- City of Fairfax Confederate Cemetery
- Civil War Veterans Buried in Fairfax County, Virginia includes Civil War veterans buried in cemeteries in Fairfax County, Fairfax City and Falls Church City (not complete)
Fauquier County Cemeteries
Fredericksburg City - Embrey Index To Deeds and Wills 1727-1920 also has newspaper indexes and other items
Frederick County - see Winchester below
Highland County Cemeteries - see the assorted cemeteries listing above
Loudoun County Cemetery Database from the Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg
Lynchburg City...
- Lynchburg Obituaries Index 1837-1930, and Funeral Homes Index from the Jones Memorial Library
- Lynchburg: Old City Cemetery - Civil War Burials & Removals; General Cemetery Burials since 1806 also has Diuguid Funeral Home Records from 1820-1950
Newport News: Daily Press Obituary Index 1898-1988 from the Newport News Public Library System
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Obituaries Archive 4/1/1990-Current (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee)
Norfolk City - Assorted Cemetery Listings
Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index 1797-1877 includes obituaries
Petersburg: City of Petersburg Virginia - Blandford Cemetery Records
Portsmouth City USGenWeb Archives includes Portsmouth Deaths 1856-1895, some Portsmouth cemeteries and other records
Prince William County...
- Prince William Public Library System's Digital Library - Genealogy Indexes includes births, marriage, deaths, probate records and more
- Prince William County Indexes includes cemeteries and obituaries
- Prince William County Newspaper Index Search search for articles or obituaries
Richmond City...
- Richmond Times-Dispatch Obituaries Archive 8/19/1985-Current (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee)
- Richmond: Henley Marriage & Obituary Index 1736-1982 (most are from 1780-1910) (about 51,000 listings from Richmond Area Newspapers)
- Obituary Index for Richmond Enquirer 1804-1860 & Richmond Visitor 1809-1810
- L. T. Christian Funeral Home, Richmond - Records Database
- J. Henry Brown Monuments, Inc. Order Books Collection Index (partial)
- Burial Records of Jewish Cemeteries in Central Virginia
Roanoke: Fair View Cemetery and Cedar Lawn Memorial Park Burials names only; dates not given
Rockbridge County Cemeteries - see the assorted cemeteries listing above
Rockingham County...
- Friedens United Church of Christ Cemetery (scanned documents)
- Rockingham County Tombstones - Index to Cemeteries from the Harrisonburg Rockingham County Historical Society
Russell County Death Index 1853-1896 & 1912-1929 (some years missing)
Winchester Evening Star Obituary Index 1896-1912 (from the Handley Regional Library) also has a link for Mount Hebron Cemetery Burials
- FamilySearch has digizited Winchester Evening Star Obituaries, 1899-1909
York County Probate Inventories, a selection from the 17th and 18th Centuries

Also Helpful...

Virginia Genealogy Databases at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census, military & vital records, plus newspapers & city directories

Ordering Virginia Vital Records

Order Virginia Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates by Mail - Virginia Department of Health (restrictions and fees apply)

Online Virginia Death Records & Indexes

A Genealogy Records Guide