Free Printable Cemetery Transcription Form
Record headstone inscriptions, plot locations and photo numbers on a cemetery visit.
Take this form with you when you visit a cemetery. Record the location of each grave and copy every inscription exactly, then match each entry to your photo numbers so you can find it again.
Before you go, read Cemetery Research and Reading Gravestones for what to bring and how to read worn stones.
Click any line or box to type. Prints on one landscape letter page.
Cemetery Transcription Form
| Section / row / plot | Full name on stone | Birth date | Death date | Full inscription, symbols & nearby graves | Photo no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Copy inscriptions exactly as carved, including spelling and ages ("aged 63 y 4 m 12 d"). Note who is buried in the same plot or row; families were often buried together.
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