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=== Online  ===
=== Online  ===


The following websites have cemetery listings for Texas 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 Texas 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=46&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.
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=4&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Search for names] at Find A Grave. 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=cs& List of cemeteries] in their database.
***1) Select the state, 2) pick a county, and 3) click '''Search.''' (There are too many cemeteries for a statewide list.)
****Tip: To switch to a different county, click '''Cemetery Lookup''' under '''''Actions''''' at the left.
***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.


**This site frequently has tombstone images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70580 ''Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012''] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=46&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 (Texas ), 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=70580 ''Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012''] 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.interment.net/us/TX/index.htm Interment.net] Cemetery Transcriptions<br>
*[http://www.interment.net/us/TX/index.htm Interment.net] Cemetery Transcriptions<br>
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''  
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''  


[[Texas, Bexar, San Antonio, Cemetery Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Texas, Bexar, San Antonio, Cemetery Records ( FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
[[Texas, Bexar, San Antonio, Cemetery Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Texas, Bexar, San Antonio, Cemetery Records ( FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 


=== Published Transcriptions  ===
=== Published Transcriptions  ===
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