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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''  
''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode_Island_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''  


*The Rhode Island Historical Society has the largest collection of cemetery records for the state. The Society has the Bates, Briggs, and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collections that contain inscriptions from Rhode Island cemeteries. These collections are also at the Family History Library. They are described in [[Rhode Island Genealogy|Rhode Island Genealogy]].
*The Rhode Island Historical Society has the largest collection of cemetery records for the state. The Society has the Bates, Briggs, and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collections that contain inscriptions from Rhode Island cemeteries. These collections are also at the Family History Library. They are described in [[Rhode Island Genealogy|Rhode Island Genealogy]].
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*A guide to cemetery records is David W. Dumas, ''Rhode Island Grave Records: A Bibliography, Rhode Island Roots, 3'' (Winter 1977): 2-7 (see [[Rhode Island Periodicals|Rhode Island Periodicals]]).
*A guide to cemetery records is David W. Dumas, ''Rhode Island Grave Records: A Bibliography, Rhode Island Roots, 3'' (Winter 1977): 2-7 (see [[Rhode Island Periodicals|Rhode Island Periodicals]]).


*Online sources of cemetery records:  
=== Online  ===
 
The following websites have cemetery listings for Rhode Island State. [[Image:ArrowGreen.svg.png|left|20x20px|ArrowGreen.svg.png]] Sites may be incomplete. They may not list all cemeteries in a county and may not include all burials in a cemetery. <br><br>
 
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=29&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Search for names] Enter at least a last name then click '''Search'''. Can narrow by first names or dates.
 
**This site frequently has tombstone images
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=29&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database
***You may need to narrow by county
****Go to [http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave Home page], click '''Search for a cemetery''', select the state (Rhode Island), then select from the '''county list''', and press '''Search'''.
***Click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end.
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70618 ''Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1665-2012 Free''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/ Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project]  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/ Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project]  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/#Cemeteries Rootsweb - Cemeteries]  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/#Cemeteries Rootsweb - Cemeteries]  
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