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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Texas'''</center>
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find A Grave Index}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[Find A Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index BillionGraves Index] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Find My Past] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Record]]
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/texas-cemetery-records.htm Texas Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/tx/index.htm Texas Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[https://texasgravestones.org/search.php Texas Gravestone Photo Project] at [https://texasgravestones.org/ Texas Gravestones]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/texas/texas.html Texas Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/texas/index.html Online Texas Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Texas?id=state_46 Texas Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave] 
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves] - type Texas in the search box.
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-TX-NDX.html Texas Cemeteries] at [http://www.daddezio.com/ D'Addezio]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/tx.html Texas Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://texas.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Texas Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/TX/Cemetery-Records.htm Texas Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
*[https://www.thc.texas.gov/preserve/projects-and-programs/cemetery-preservation/chc-cemetery-projects Texas Historic Cemeteries] at [https://www.thc.texas.gov/ Texas Historical Commission]
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/tx/ African American Cemeteries in Texas] at [http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=texas&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_46&page=1#cem-2433937 Jewish Cemeteries in Texas] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=hebrew&cemetery-loc=texas&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_46 Hebrew Cemeteries in Texas] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/texas-tx/ Texas Jewish Cemetery Project] at [https://iajgscemetery.org/ International Jewish Cemetery Project]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1411/ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] - grave search
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] by [https://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen]<br>''Click the USA folder, State folder, City folder and cemetery name''
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*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/dallasftworth.asp Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/542274/dallas-fort-worth-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Dallas-Fort-Worth-National-Cemetery/210306 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftbliss.asp Fort Bliss National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/3651/fort-bliss-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-Bliss-National-Cemetery/208455 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftsamhouston.asp Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109410/fort-sam-houston-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Sam-Houston-Grave/107310 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/houston.asp Houston National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109415/houston-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Houston-National-Cemetery/318192 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/kerrville.asp Kerrville National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109417/kerrville-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Kerrville-National-Cemetery/101966 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sanantonio.asp San Antonio National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109454/san-antonio-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/San-Antonio-National-Cemetery/160882 BillionGraves]
*Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2157218/central-texas-state-veterans-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Central-Texas-State-Veterans-Cemetery/147088 BillionGraves]
*Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2428018/coastal-bend-veterans-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Coastal-Bend-State-Veterans-Cemetery/180708 BillionGraves]
*Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2195482/rio-grande-valley-state-veterans-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Rio-Grande-Valley-State-Veterans-Cemetery/102919 BillionGraves]
*Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2304284/texas-state-veterans-cemetery-at-abilene Find-A-Grave]
*Camp Groce United States Prisoner of War Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2673631/camp-groce-united-states-prisoner-of-war-cemetery Find-A-Grave] 
*Confederate Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/647094/confederate-cemetery Find-A-Grave]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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=== Online Resources ===
== Additional Resources at the Family History Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Texas'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


*[http://www.deathindexes.com/texas/index.html Online Texas Death Records &amp; Indexes]
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[http://interment.net/us/tx/index.htm Texas Cemetery Records at Interment.net]  
#Enter: '''Texas''' in the Place box
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Findagrave.com Texas Cemetery Records]
#Click on: '''Search'''
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Texas&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Billiongraves.com Texas Cemeteries]
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}}
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/texas/texas.html USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project]
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/TX/ Linkpendium] ''Search by county.''  
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-TX-NDX.html D'ADDEZIO Cemetery]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/cemph/cemphoto.html USGenWeb Tombstone Photos]
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/texas-genealogy Access Genealogy]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/TX/Cemetery-Records.htm Texas Cemetery Records]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/tx.html I Dream of Genealogy Texas Cemeteries]
*[http://texasgravestones.org/search.php Texas Gravestone Project], index
*{{RecordSearch|2040173|Texas, Houston, Historic Hollywood Cemetery Records, 1895-2008}} — index and images
*{{RecordSearch|1828544|Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio Cemetery Records, 1893-2007}} — index and images
*{{RecordSearch|3656813|Texas, Dallas County, Oakland Cemetery Interment Cards, 1891-1999}} — index and images


== Online  ==
To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below


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>
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Texas''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Texas'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


*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] at Find A Grave. Enter at least a last name then click '''Search'''. Can narrow by first names or dates.
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
**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.


*[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>/$)
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801 Find A Grave Index Family Search] (Free)
#Enter: '''Texas''' in the Place box
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery Find A Grave] (Free)
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Texas'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Texas, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


{{Tip| Remember:<br>
== Additional Resources ==
# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Texas cemetery.
# [http://genealogy.about.com/od/cemetery_records/ig/tombstone_symbols/ Symbols] and [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] may lead you to other records.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Texas Cemetery.
# Weathering and damage to tombstones make [[Texas Cemeteries#Published Transcriptions|early published transcriptions]] priceless.}}
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/TX/index.htm Interment.net] Cemetery Transcriptions<br>
 
*[http://teafor2.com/#TX Tea for 2] Headstone photos
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/TX/ Linkpendium] ''Search by county.''
 
*[http://www.cemeteries-of-texas.com Cemeteries-of-Texas] Transcriptions and cemetery photos.
 
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-TX-NDX.html D'ADDEZIO Cemetery]
 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/cemph/cemphoto.html USGenWeb Tombstone Photos]
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/texas-genealogy Access Genealogy]
 
*[http://www.thc.state.tx.us/cemeteries/cemdefault.shtml Texas Historic Cemeteries] Cemetery information from the Texas Historical Commission.
 
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/TX/Cemetery-Records.htm Texas Cemetery Records] (at Texas Genealogy), Cemetery inscriptions online organized by county and city<br>
 
*[http://www.victoriadiocese.org/cemetery/cemetery.htm Cemeteries of The Diocese of Victoria]and [http://www.vccms.org/ name search of many of the cemeteries](scroll to bottom of page)
 
*[http://www.historictexascemeteries.com HistoricTexasCemeteries.com] Maps, transcriptions, information and more, sorted by county
 
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/tx/index.htm Cemetery Census]<br>
 
'''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)]]
 
== Published Transcriptions  ==
 
:- Brinley, Lorine. ''Cemetery Records: A Texas and Louisiana Collection.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1959. {{FHL|255377|item|disp=FHL book 976 A1 no. 3}} and {{FHL|255377|item|disp=FHL film 908964 item 8}} This contains card indexes.Transcripts for many cemetery are on films 206289-303.
 
:-''Cemetery Records of Texas.'' Six Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1956-63. {{FHL|192101|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 V3d}} and {{FHL|192101|item|disp=FHL films 897234-35}}
 
*Lists of the cemeteries in each county that are included in the above collections are in Sharry Crofford-Gould, ''Texas Cemetery Inscriptions: A Source Index.'' San Antonio, Texas: Limited Editions, 1977. {{FHL|182922|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 A1 no. 56}}
 
*Some of the earliest burials in Texas are recorded in Mrs. Malcolm B. Biggerstaff, ''Four Thousand Tombstone Inscriptions from Texas, 1745-1870: Along the Old San Antonio Road and the Trail of Austin's Colonists.'' Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1952. {{FHL|189853|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 V3b}}
 
*The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection also contains tombstone inscriptions from many Texas cemeteries. This collection is described in the "[[Texas Genealogy|Genealogy]]" article in this Wiki.
 
== References  ==
 
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