Cemetery Navigator: A digital burial map has launched in Yaroslavl.

Burial data for three cemeteries has been transferred to a digital map, and data for two more will soon be digitized. The new service makes it easier to find a relative's grave or a burial site whose location is unknown. 

Data from the Ostashinskoye Cemetery and the cemeteries in Selifontovo and Norskoye has been digitized. By the end of 2025, data from the Leontyevsky and Ignatovsky Cemeteries will also be available on the electronic map.

"The data is collected from electronic records, as well as from surveys of cemeteries, and at burial sites, from tombstones and registration plaques."- clarified at the city hall.

In the Yaroslavl region, as in many others, the population is rapidly shrinkingIn 2024, a child was born in the region. 8471 child, while died for various reasons, including in the war with Ukraine, 18265 peopleCemeteries are growing, and finding the grave of a deceased relative is becoming increasingly difficult. 

The database contains photographs of burial sites, the person's year of life, the cemetery's block, and the plot number. It also contains the addresses of all the cemeteries, their opening hours, and contact phone numbers. Registration is not required. All data is publicly available at Online Municipal Institution "City Cemetery Service" of the city of Yaroslavl.

The first service of its kind was launched in outskirts of Moscow. 

Photo: screenshot from a burial service