{"id":4433,"date":"2013-08-21T15:55:45","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T15:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=4433"},"modified":"2013-08-21T15:55:45","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T15:55:45","slug":"top-genealogy-websites-pt-4-billiongraves-smartphone-app-for-finding-graves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/top-genealogy-websites-pt-4-billiongraves-smartphone-app-for-finding-graves.html","title":{"rendered":"Top Genealogy Websites, Pt. 4: BillionGraves Smartphone App for Finding Graves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently wrote the article <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/top-genealogy-websites-pt-3-burial-cemetery-records.html\">Top Genealogy Websites, Pt. 3: Burial &amp; Cemetery Records<\/a>, which included a discussion of BillionGraves.com. This handy website provides an app that can be used to find the burial site of a relative.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look into this a little more.<\/p>\n<p>BillionGraves is a free Internet site that encourages genealogists, Boy Scouts and local cemetery buffs to take photographs of the tombstones in their local cemetery and upload the pictures online using the free BillionGraves app.<\/p>\n<p>This is really easy to do.<\/p>\n<p>Remember\u2014you\u2019ll need a Smartphone to take these cemetery photos or find a gravesite already photographed.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Because BillionGraves not only adds the photo of each tombstone, it includes the GPS coordinates to the spot where that person is buried. It has harnessed technology to make it easy to permanently record the photograph\u2014linked to the GPS data used by Smartphones\u2014so that anyone can quickly find the tombstone. This nifty app makes it so much easier to find what cemetery\u2014or where in that cemetery\u2014someone is buried.<\/p>\n<p>How does this work?<\/p>\n<p>Watch this short video clip of Tom Hester showing how easy it is to do this.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_mLVzuCwJzU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How do you find a grave using BillionGraves?<\/p>\n<p>What if you\u2019re looking for a particular grave and there is no cemetery office? No sexton available? No map to cemetery burials?<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve all walked cemeteries for hours searching for our deceased relatives\u2019 graves.<\/p>\n<p>BillionGraves is changing that.<\/p>\n<p>With BillionGraves you can quickly find out if someone has uploaded a photo of your ancestor\u2019s grave. With its GPS feature, your Smartphone can lead you right to it.<\/p>\n<p>Watch how \u201cCasey and Jake\u201d found the grave of their 8th-great-grandmother using the Smartphone app.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zRseBIb3tCw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Harness the information in both BillionGraves and GenealogyBank and you can fill in the details of your family tree.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4434\" style=\"width: 994px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0821-2013-lionel-starbird-genealogybank-billiongraves.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4434\" title=\"collage-0821-2013-lionel-starbird-genealogybank-billiongraves\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0821-2013-lionel-starbird-genealogybank-billiongraves.png\" alt=\"collage of records about Lionel Starbird from GenealogyBank and BillionGraves\" width=\"994\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0821-2013-lionel-starbird-genealogybank-billiongraves.png 994w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0821-2013-lionel-starbird-genealogybank-billiongraves-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0821-2013-lionel-starbird-genealogybank-billiongraves-500x238.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: GenealogyBank and BillionGraves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For example, let\u2019s say you are researching your ancestor Lionel Starbird.<\/p>\n<p>On GenealogyBank you can quickly find the core genealogical information about Lionel Starbird\u2014his name, date of birth and date\/place of death\u2014and by searching for him on BillionGraves you can see a photo of his grave. Notice that BillionGraves links all of the photos in a family plot to his record.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a great day for genealogy!<\/p>\n<p>Read these other articles about top genealogy websites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/top-13-genealogy-websites-pt-1-google.html\">Top Genealogy Websites Pt. 1: Google<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/top-genealogy-websites-pt-2-google-books-internet-archive.html\">Top Genealogy Websites Pt. 2: Google Books &amp; Internet Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/top-genealogy-websites-pt-3-burial-cemetery-records.html\">Top Genealogy Websites Pt. 3: Burial &amp; Cemetery Records<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently wrote the article Top Genealogy Websites, Pt. 3: Burial &amp; Cemetery Records, which included a discussion of BillionGraves.com. This handy website provides an app that can be used to find the burial site of a relative. Let\u2019s look into this a little more. 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