The fact that a person's name appears on a headstone does not necessarily mean that he or she is actually buried there. Many headstones include the name of a family member buried in another town or another country. Sometimes the inscription will make that clear, but in many cases it does not. Depending on the geographical location, records that may specify the place of burial could include a death certificate, will, inquest file, newspaper notice, or a church, cemetery or local government burial register.
('Tuesday's Tip' is a theme used by Geneabloggers.)
Silly me - I forgot to mention Funeral Director's records as a source of information about the place of burial. In Queensland, various genealogical groups have indexed such records for their local area.
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