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 === Online  ===
-The following websites have some cemetery listings for New York 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>
+The following have significant cemetery listings for New York State: {{Note|Sites may be incomplete. <br>• They may not list all cemeteries in a county <br>• and may not include all burials in a cemetery.}}<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=36&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=36&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database
+**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cs& List of cemeteries] in their database.
-***You may need to narrow by county
+***1) Select the state, 2) pick a county, and 3) click '''Search.''' (There are too many cemeteries for a statewide list.)
-****Go to [http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave Home page], click '''Search for a cemetery''', select the state (New York), then select from the '''county list''', and press '''Search'''.
+****Tip: To switch to a different county, click '''Cemetery Lookup''' under '''''Actions''''' at the left.
-***Click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end.
+***When you have a list, 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=70572 ''Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012 Free Free''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
+{{Tip| Remember:<br>
+# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
+# [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Value of Cemetery Records|Symbols and abbreviations]] may lead you to other records.
+# Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Published Transcriptions|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}} <br>
 *[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/cemetery-records-new-york.htm '''New Horizons Genealogy'''] An extensive collection of New York cemetery records arranged by location.