Graveyards Around The World

A graveyard is any place set aside for long-term burial of the dead, with or without monuments such as headstones. It is usually located near and administered by a church. The word graveyard stems from the Anglo-Saxon words "graf" meaning a pit, and "yairden" meaning garden or open place.
Since the mid-1800s, the term cemetery has become a more popular label for most burying grounds.