Sign into your FamilySearch account. If you don’t have an account, you may create one for free.
Narrow the list to your ancestors by clicking the “Only show my relatives” button. In the pop-up box that appears, click the “See Related People” button.
A list of your relatives connected to Nauvoo will appear on the screen. To view a person’s page in FamilySearch, click on their name.
If you would like to see if there are any Nauvoo properties connected to your ancestors, first look for a map from the Historic Nauvoo Land and Records Office in the Memories section of your ancestor’s FamilySearch page. To find the map, follow these steps:
On your ancestor’s profile page, click the view all button in the “Photos and Memories” section.
Look in the Memories section for a file in PDF format from Nauvoo Records or the Nauvoo Land and Records Office. The map may be combined with other records in the PDF.
If you do not see a file from the Land and Records Office in the Memories section, let the office know. They may still have a map and can update the FamilySearch record.
In your email, please provide as much of the following information as you can for each ancestor:
Full Name (including maiden name if applicable)
Birth date and place if known
FamilySearch ID number
Spouse’s name and birth date
Parent’s name and birth date
Please allow up to two weeks to search for your ancestor and upload the file. You should receive an email stating whether they were able to find your ancestor in their records.
If you are already in Nauvoo, you can update the record yourself. Missionaries and volunteers at the FamilySearch Center (across the street from the Nauvoo Temple) can help you.
If you decide to drive around Nauvoo to see the properties where your relatives owned property, please respect the private property of others. Do not trespass or remove anything from the property.
Visit a Pioneer Cemetery
If your ancestors died in Nauvoo, they may be buried in the Pioneer Saints Cemetery (also known as the Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds). If you would like to see if your relative is buried in this cemetery, the Find A Grave website and the FamilySearch Center in Nauvoo are helpful resources.
The Pioneer Saints Cemetery is carefully monitored and maintained as a historic cemetery with headstones dating from the 1840s. Please do not disturb fallen or broken headstones. Moving them can cause further damage.
View a Sample Itinerary
If your primary motivation for visiting Nauvoo is to find out more about your ancestors and their lives in this city along the Mississippi, there is a sample itinerary available to help you plan your visit. Recommendations are available for visits from one day to one week.
