Welcome to Histopolis!

Histopolis is a free, collaborative source for genealogy and history information about people and places in the United States and Puerto Rico. Researchers and contributors are welcome.

Featured On Histopolis

• Cemeteries
  (160,000+) Name, alternate names, location, photos, map, boundary, directions, condition, notes, subdivisions, graves, links, add/edit
• Cemetery Subdivisions
  Location, surrounding subdivisions, boundary map, photos, directions, condition, graves, links (see specific cemetery)
• Graves
  (3,100,000+) Name, date of birth and death, photos, cemetery, location, add/edit
• Surnames
  (350,000+) Name, frequency, similar sounding names, graves, 290,000+ links
• States
  Name, capital, population, surrounding counties, map, civil townships, cities, cemeteries, surveys, links (see specific country)
• Counties
  Name, County seat, population, counties, surrounding states, map, cities, cemeteries, surveys, links (see specific state)
• Civil Townships
  Name, population, containing county, surrounding townships, map, cities, cemeteries, surveys, links (see specific county)
• PLSS Surveys
  (37) Name, meridian, covered states, boundary map, ranges, townships, links
• Survey Townships
  (80,000+) Meridian name, range, covered states, counties and civil townships, surrounding survey townships, boundary map, cities, cemeteries
• Survey Sections
  (75,000+) Meridian name, range, township, covered states, counties and civil townships, surrounding survey sections, boundary map, cities, cemeteries
• Place Links
  (560,000+) Page title, description, url, last modified, link updated (see specific place)
• Place Hierarchy
  Country, state, county, township, city, towns, cemeteries, cemetery subdivisions, navigation
• User Account
  To contribute create a free local account or use your existing Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Twitter or LinkedIn account
• User Contributions
  Add/edit cemeteries and unincorporated places, add/edit graves, add photos (see specific cemetery)
• Place-of-the-Day
  (2,600+) A different place is featured daily

What's New

May 17, 2020 - Recently added 33,000+ additional cemeteries based on data updated data obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS).

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