Common abbreviations of religious, military, fraternal & charitable
 organizations seen on tombstones or in obits/death notices
 
 AF&AM Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
 AOF Ancient Order Of Foresters
 AOH Ancient Order Of Hibernians
 AOKMC Ancient Order Of Knights of Mystic Chain
 AOUW Ancient Order Of United Workmen
 ALOH American Legion of Honor
 AUM Ancient Order of Mysteries- Masonic Order
 BPOE Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
 BPOEW Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of theWorld
 CK of A Catholic Knights of America
 COOF Catholic Order of Foresters
 CTAS Catholic Total Abstinence Society
 CBKA Commander Benevolent Knights Association
 CCTAS Crusaders-Catholic Total Abstinence Society
 CSA Confederate States Army
 DAR Daughters of American Revolution
 EBA Emerald Beneficial Association
 FAA Free and Accepted Americans
 F&AM - Free and Accepted Masons.
 FOE Fraternal Order of Eagles
 GALSTPTR German American Legion of St. Peter
 GAR Grand Army of the Republic
 GLAUM Grand Lodge Ancient Order of Mysteries-Masonic Order
 GUOOF Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
 IHSV Red Cross of Constantine
 IOI Independent Order of Immaculates
 IOKP Independent Order of Knights of Pythias
 IOOF Independent Order of Odd Fellows
 ISH Independent Sons of Honor
 IORM Improved Order of Redmen
 IWW Industrial Workers of the World
 JAOUW Junior Order-Ancient Order of United Workmen
 JOUAM Junior Order-Order of United American Mechanics
 KGL Knight Grand Legion
 KM Knights Militant
 KC Knights of Columbus
 K of C Knights of Columbus
 K of FM Knights of Father Matthew
 KFM Knights of Father Matthew
 K of H Knights of Honor
 K of L Knights of Loyola
 K M Knights of Malta (Masonic)
 KMC Knights of the Mystic Chain
 KPC Knights of Peter Claver
 KP Knights of Pythias
 K of P Knights of Pythias
 KSC Knights of St. Columbkille
 KG Knights of St. George
 KSTG Knights of St. George
 KSTI Knights of St. Ignatius
 K of SJ Knights of St. John
 KSTJ Knights of St. Joseph
 KSL Knights of St. Lawrence
 KSTM Knights of St. Martin
 K of STP Knights of St. Patrick
 KSTP Knights of St. Paul
 KSTP Knights of St. Peter
 KSTT Knights of St. Thomas
 K of STW Knights of St. Wenceslas
 KT Knights of Tabor
 K of T Knights of Tabor
 KWM Knights of Wise Men
 KGE Knights of Golden Eagle
 KHC Knights of Holy Cross
 KKK Knights of Klu-Klux Klan
 KOTM Knights of Macabees
 KSF Knights of Sherwood Forest
 KT Knights Templars (Masonic)
 LAOH Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians
 LK of A Loyal Knights of America
 LOM Loyal Order of the M.O.O.S.E.
 MOLLUS Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the UnitedStates
 MRA Royal Arcanum
 MWA Modern Woodsmen of America
 NOK New Order Knights (see KKK)
 OES Order of the Eastern Star
 OUAM Order of United American Mechanics
 PM Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows)
 POSA Patriotic Order of the Sons of America
 RMOKHSJ The Religious and Military Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre
 of Jerusalem
 RSTV Rite of St. Vaclara
 RSTV Rite of ST. Vita
 RK Roman Knights
 SR Scottish Rite (Masonic Order)
 RAM Royal Arch Masons
 RO-AUM Rosicrucian Order (Masonic)
 SBCL Saint Bonifazius Catholic Union
 SBL Society B. Lafayette
 SCV Sons of the Confederate Veterans
 SAR Sons of the American Revolution
 SNA-AUM Shrine of North America (Masonic)
 SV Sons of Veterans
 TH Temple of Honor-Independent Order of Odd Fellows
 UCV United Confederate Veterans
 UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy
 VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars
 WOW Woodsmen of the World