About · A public collection by kinkofa
A public record of Black burial grounds.
Black Cemeteries gathers what is known about historically Black cemeteries — the people resting in them, the grounds that hold them, and the families who remember them — so descendants can find their people and add what they know.
Why this exists
Black cemeteries are proof. Names, dates, burial grounds, family plots — what's recorded here belongs to descendants. For generations, much of it lived only in family memory, church ledgers, and the grounds themselves, often left out of the county records that should have held it.
This collection brings that knowledge into one public place. Every ancestor profile, every burial place, every source is held here with care — and what is missing is an open invitation to add it.
Contribution as care
Tending to graves is a tradition. So is passing down what you know. When you add a name, a photo, a date, or a correction, you're doing what Black families have always done: making sure nobody gets forgotten.
Anyone can search the collection. Adding to it takes a free kinkofa account — and every contribution is reviewed before it appears, so the record stays trustworthy.
Part of kinkofa
Black Cemeteries is the first public collection from kinkofa. For many families, the search starts here — with a name on a stone, a plot in a churchyard, proof that someone was here. kinkofa helps you carry that story forward.