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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Texas'''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
*{{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] ($)
*{{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/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 BillionGraves] - type Texas in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Texas,%20United%20States&reqParents=343&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Texas,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[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]
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| <br><br><br><br>width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''African American Cemeteries '''</center>
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*[https://accessgenealogy.com/texas/texas-african-american-cemeteries.htm Texas African American Cemeteries] at AccessGenealogy<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Montgomery_County_Texas_African_American_Cemeteries African American Cemeteries in Montgomery County, Texas]<br><br>
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Jewish Cemeteries '''</center>
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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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== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
=== Online Resources ===
To find cemetery records for ''Texas'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/texas/index.html Online Texas Death Records &amp; Indexes]
#Enter: '''Texas''' in the Place box
*[http://interment.net/us/tx/index.htm Texas Cemetery Records at Interment.net]  
#Click on: '''Search'''
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Findagrave.com Texas Cemetery Records]
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Texas&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Billiongraves.com Texas Cemeteries]
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves 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


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


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
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>
#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'''


To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
*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.
**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.


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[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>/$)
#Enter: '''Texas''' in the Place box
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801 Find A Grave Index Family Search] (Free)
#Click on: '''Search'''
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery Find A Grave] (Free)
#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'''


== Additional Resources ==
{{Tip| Remember:<br>
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Texas cemetery.
# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a 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.
# 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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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

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The following have significant cemetery listings for Texas State:

Note
 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 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.
    • 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.
Tip: Remember:
  1. Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
  2. Symbols and abbreviations may lead you to other records.
  3. Weathering and damage to tombstones make early published transcriptions priceless.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Texas, Bexar, San Antonio, Cemetery Records ( FamilySearch Historical Records)

Published Transcriptions[edit | edit source]

- Brinley, Lorine. Cemetery Records: A Texas and Louisiana Collection. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1959. FHL book 976 A1 no. 3 and 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 book 976.4 V3d and 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 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 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 "Genealogy" article in this Wiki.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, click here.



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