Name______________________ School_____________________ Date_______________

There are many different types of features at cemeteries. Gravestones (also called
headstones) mark the locations of individual burials. There are many different types of
gravestones. Some of the most common are shown below. Footstones are sometimes used to
mark the foot location of an individual grave. Family Markers are used to mark the location of
family plots. Some cemeteries have benches, walls, and other features too.

Tablet Monument Pillow

Taller than it is wide, Wider than it is tall, usually fairly Top part is cylinder or squared, separate
usually fairly thin. thick. from the base.

Round Column Square Column Obelisk

Tapers in towards the top.

Block Beveled Block Temporary Marker

Writing is on top of stone. Made out of metal.

Pulpit
Looks like a church pulpit,
sometimes has a book or
bible on top.
1) How old is the oldest gravestone you can find? (Write down the death year and the person's
name.)

2) How old is the youngest gravestone you can find? (Write down the death year and the
person's name.)

3) How old is the oldest person you can find? (Write down their age and name.)

4) How old is the youngest person you can find? (Write down their age and name.)

5) What is the biggest gravestone you can find? The smallest? (Write down the names.)

6) What can you learn about people from their gravestones besides their names, birth dates, and
death dates? Can you tell what anyone's occupation was?

7) Look at the older gravestones and compare them to the newer ones. Are they different? If so,
how are they different?

8) Look at the gravestones of children and compare them to the gravestones of adults. Are they
different? If so, how are they different?
9) Find some interesting gravestone symbols and draw them here:

11) Are there any types of gravestones that don't match the types shown on the front page? If so,
draw them here:
12) Pick one gravestone that you find particularly interesting. Draw the stone here, and write
down everything on it that you can read:

13) How would you learn more about the person (or people) listed on this gravestone?