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==Online Resources==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Oregon'''</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/memorial Find-A-Grave.com]
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} at 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# BillionGraves]
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at 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/ Findmypast] ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2527/ Oregon, Church and Cemetery Records, 1840-1965] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch – [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/oregon-cemetery-records.htm Oregon Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/or/index.htm Oregon Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[https://oregongravestones.org/cemeteries.php Oregon Gravestones Photo Project] at [https://oregongravestones.org/ Oregon Gravestones]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/oregon/oregon.html Oregon Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/oregon/index.html Online Oregon Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Oregon?id=state_39 Oregon Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Oregon in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Oregon,%20United%20States&reqParents=375&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Oregon,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://oregon.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Oregon Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/or.html Oregon Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/OR/Cemetery-Records.htm Oregon Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/421284/waverly-jewish-cemetery Jewish Cemetery in Oregon] at [https://www.findagrave.com/ Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/oregon-or/ Oregon 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/eaglepoint.asp Eagle Point National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109401/eagle-point-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Eagle-Point-National-Cemetery/82674 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/roseburg.asp Roseburg National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/39362/roseburg-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Roseburg-National-Cemetery/180915 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/willamette.asp Willamette National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/39562/willamette-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Willamette-National-Cemetery/174983 BillionGraves] 
*[https://armycemeteries.army.mil/Cemeteries/Fort-Stevens-Post-Cemetery Fort Stevens Post Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/39439/fort-stevens-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-Stevens-Post-Cemetery/83088 BillionGraves]
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
=== Family History Library ===
To find cemetery records for ''Oregon'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*The Daughters' of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Oregon cemeteries. This collection is described in the “[[Oregon Genealogy|Genealogy]]” article on this site. Another important collection is ''Oregon Cemetery Records'', 2 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1956-61) {{FHL|149137|item|disp=FHL films 824258-59; book 979.5 V3p}}.
#Enter: '''Oregon''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
*Oregon cemeteries are listed in ''Oregon Cemetery Survey'' (Salem, Oregon: Oregon Department of Transportation, 1978) {{FHL|80929|item|disp=FHL film 1033848 item 4; fiche 6051231; book 979.5 V34o.}} This record gives the name, size, location, condition and sexton's or caretaker's address of each cemetery.


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*''Oregon Burial Site Guide'', by Dean H. Byrd, co-compiled by Stanley R. Clarke and Janice M. Healy (Portland, Oregon: Binford and Mort, c2001) {{WorldCat|48664728|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1009121|item|disp=FHL book 979.5 V3b.}} Includes name of cemetery, directions on how to find it, number of burials, amount of land covered, date started or earliest known burial, township, range, section, which USGS Quadrangle map located on, and some pictures of headstones and grave sites. Arranged in alphabetical order by county. The book can be ordered from http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/obsg.html
#Enter: '''Oregon''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Oregon'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
*The Family History Library has copies of cemetery records which are located at the county and town level. Search the Family History Library Catalog for naturalization records under the county and town:


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
:OREGON, [Name of County] - CEMETERIES
#Enter: '''Oregon''' in the Place box
:OREGON, [Name of County] [Name of Town] - CEMETERIES
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Oregon'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Oregon, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


== Additional Resources ==
=== Online  ===
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Oregon cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org]- Do a search for Oregon Cemetery.


The following websites have some cemetery listings for North Carolina 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>


{{Oregon}}
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=39&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.


[[Category:Oregon, United States]] [[Category:United States Cemeteries]]
**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=39&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 (North Carolina), 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=70622 ''Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1819-2012''] at Ancestry.com ($) State.
 
*[http://www.oregongravestones.org/ Oregon Gravestone Photo Project]  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/or/index.htm Interment.Net]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/or.html Oregon Cemeteries]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/oregon/oregon.html The USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Oregon]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm The USGenWeb Archives - Oregon]
 
{{Oregon}}
 
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Family History Library[edit | edit source]

  • The Daughters' of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Oregon cemeteries. This collection is described in the “Genealogy” article on this site. Another important collection is Oregon Cemetery Records, 2 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1956-61) FHL films 824258-59; book 979.5 V3p.
  • Oregon Burial Site Guide, by Dean H. Byrd, co-compiled by Stanley R. Clarke and Janice M. Healy (Portland, Oregon: Binford and Mort, c2001) At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL book 979.5 V3b. Includes name of cemetery, directions on how to find it, number of burials, amount of land covered, date started or earliest known burial, township, range, section, which USGS Quadrangle map located on, and some pictures of headstones and grave sites. Arranged in alphabetical order by county. The book can be ordered from http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/obsg.html
  • The Family History Library has copies of cemetery records which are located at the county and town level. Search the Family History Library Catalog for naturalization records under the county and town:
OREGON, [Name of County] - CEMETERIES
OREGON, [Name of County] [Name of Town] - CEMETERIES

Online[edit | edit source]

The following websites have some cemetery listings for North Carolina State.

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Sites may be incomplete. They may not list all cemeteries in a county and may not include all burials in a cemetery.

  • Findagrave.com 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
    • List of cemeteries statewide for cemeteries in their database
      • You may need to narrow by county
        • Go to Find A Grave Home page, click Search for a cemetery, select the state (North Carolina), 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.

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