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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Oklahoma'''</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 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://cemeterycensus.com/ok/index.htm Cemeteries of Oklahoma] at [https://cemeterycensus.com/ Cemetery Census]
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/oklahoma-cemetery-records.htm Oklahoma Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ok/index.htm Oklahoma Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[https://oklahomagravestones.org/search.php Oklahoma Gravestone Photo Project] at [https://oklahomagravestones.org/ Oklahoma Gravestones]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/oklahoma/oklahoma.html Oklahoma Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/oklahoma/index.html Online Oklahoma Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~okgs/records.htm OGS On-Line Cemetery Records] at [https://sites.rootsweb.com/~okgs/ Oklahoma Genealogical Society]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Oklahoma?id=state_38 Oklahoma Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com/ Find-A-Grave]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Oklahoma in the search box.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Oklahoma,%20United%20States&reqParents=362&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Oklahoma,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://oklahoma.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Oklahoma Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ok.html Oklahoma Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/OK/Cemetery-Records.htm Oklahoma Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ok/ African American Cemeteries in Oklahoma] at [http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online]
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Hebrew&cemetery-loc=oklahoma&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_38 Hebrew Cemeteries in Oklahoma] at [https://www.findagrave.com/ Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/oklahoma-ok/ Oklahoma 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/ftgibson.asp Fort Gibson National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/98460/fort-gibson-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-Gibson-National-Cemetery/160975 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftsill.asp Fort Sill National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1185101/fort-sill-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave]
*Oklahoma Veterans Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2198150/oklahoma-veterans-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Oklahoma-Veterans-Cemetery/257989 BillionGraves]
*Seminole Nation and Veterans Memorial Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2536300/seminole-nation-and-veterans-memorial-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 ''Oklahoma'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Oklahoma&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Billiongraves.com Oklahoma Cemeteries]
#Enter: '''Oklahoma''' in the Place box
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}}
#Click on: '''Search'''
*[http://interment.net/us/ok/index.htm Oklahoma Cemetery Records at Interment.net]
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Findagrave.com Cemetery Records]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~okgs/records.htm Genealogical Society, OGS On-Line Records, Bible Records and Cemeteries], index
*[http://www.okcemeteries.net Oklahoma Cemeteries]
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/oklahoma/ Online Oklahoma Death Records &amp; Indexes]
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/ok/index.htm Cemetery Census]  
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-OK-NDX.html Cemetery Junction Oklahoma] at D'Addezio<br>
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/oklahoma/oklahoma.html Tombstone Transcription Project Oklahoma]
*[http://oklahomagravestones.org/search.php Oklahoma Gravestone Photo Project]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/OK/Cemetery-Records.htm Oklahoma Cemetery Records]
Cemetery records, such as tombstone and [[Sexton Records|sexton’s records]], have value in that they may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse and children, a maiden name or, occasionally, a birthplace. Tombstones may have symbols or insignias indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. It is important to look at surrounding tombstones because family members may also be buried nearby.


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 Oklahoma 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: '''Oklahoma''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Oklahoma'''
#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=38&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/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4105&so=2&pcat=BMD_DEATH&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsln=Fulsom ''Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012''] 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: '''Oklahoma''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Oklahoma'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma cemetery.
# Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Oklahoma 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 early published transcriptions priceless.}} <br>


*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/oklahoma/oklahoma.html BillionGraves Name Search]. Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click '''Search'''
**[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=Oklahoma&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Lists of cemeteries] "Filter by county" to see the list of cemeteries in their database.
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/oklahoma/oklahoma.html USGenWeb Tombstone Transcriptions Oklahoma]
**List of cemeteries by county.
**Typed lists of tombstone information.
**[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/photo.html USGenWeb Tombstone Photo Project - Oklahoma]
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/OK/ Linkpendium]
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/oklahoma.htm Access Genealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ok/index.htm Interment]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~okgs/records.htm Rootsweb]
*[http://www.okcemeteries.net Oklahoma Cemteries]
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/oklahoma/ Online Oklahoma Death Records &amp; Indexes]
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/ok/index.htm Cemetery Census]<br>
=== '''Locating Cemeteries'''  ===
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from some Oklahoma cemeteries. This collection is described in [[Oklahoma Genealogy]]. Another important collection is ''Cemetery Records of Oklahoma'', 9 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1959-62. {{FHL|976.6 V3i|disp=(Family History Library book 976.6 V3i; films 824250-52.)}}
The following book lists many cemeteries by county, and mentions where the records are published:
Pierce, Barbara and Brian Basore. ''Oklahoma Cemeteries: A Bibliography of the Collections in the Oklahoma Historical Society''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1993. {{FHL|724404|title-id|disp=(Family History Library book 976.6 V3p.)}}
If you are searching for the burials of white and Indian ancestors in any of the 17 northeastern counties, use James W. Tyner and Alice Tyner Timmons, ''Our People and Where They Rest''. 12 vols. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1969-78. {{FHL|976.6 V3t|disp=(Family History Library book 976.6 V3t; vols. 1-6 on film 1290833 items 5-10; vols. 7-10 on film 1290834 items 1-4; vols. 11-12 on film 1888927 items 5-6.) The Family History Library has a master index to these volumes by Jerri G. Chasteen (Family History Library book 976.6 V3t Index).}}
Inscriptions from graves relocated as a result of the Arkansas River Navigational System are recorded by Madeline S. Mills and Helen R. Mullenax, ''Relocated'' ''Cemeteries in Oklahoma and Parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Texas''. Tulsa, Oklahoma: Mills and Mullenax, 1974. {{FHL|141016|title-id|disp=(Family History Library book 976.6 V3mm; film 928,142 item 5.)}}
=== '''Family History Library Collection'''  ===
==== '''Periodicals'''  ====
Several periodicals have published inscriptions and inventories from Oklahoma cemeteries. These are referenced in the "Places" portion of the Periodical Source Index '''('''[[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|'''PERSI''']]''')''', described in [[Oklahoma Periodicals|'''Oklahoma Periodicals'''.]]
For records on related record types, see '''Oklahoma Funeral Homes'''''','''''Oklahoma Obituaries'''''<b>, </b>and [[Oklahoma Vital Records|Oklahoma Vital Records]]''''''.'''
=== '''Bibliography'''  ===
=== References  ===
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Cemetery records, such as tombstone and sexton’s records, have value in that they may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse and children, a maiden name or, occasionally, a birthplace. Tombstones may have symbols or insignias indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. It is important to look at surrounding tombstones because family members may also be buried nearby.

Online[edit | edit source]

The following have significant cemetery listings for Oklahoma 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.


Locating Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from some Oklahoma cemeteries. This collection is described in Oklahoma Genealogy. Another important collection is Cemetery Records of Oklahoma, 9 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1959-62. (Family History Library book 976.6 V3i; films 824250-52.)

The following book lists many cemeteries by county, and mentions where the records are published:

Pierce, Barbara and Brian Basore. Oklahoma Cemeteries: A Bibliography of the Collections in the Oklahoma Historical Society. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1993. (Family History Library book 976.6 V3p.)

If you are searching for the burials of white and Indian ancestors in any of the 17 northeastern counties, use James W. Tyner and Alice Tyner Timmons, Our People and Where They Rest. 12 vols. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1969-78. (Family History Library book 976.6 V3t; vols. 1-6 on film 1290833 items 5-10; vols. 7-10 on film 1290834 items 1-4; vols. 11-12 on film 1888927 items 5-6.) The Family History Library has a master index to these volumes by Jerri G. Chasteen (Family History Library book 976.6 V3t Index).

Inscriptions from graves relocated as a result of the Arkansas River Navigational System are recorded by Madeline S. Mills and Helen R. Mullenax, Relocated Cemeteries in Oklahoma and Parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Texas. Tulsa, Oklahoma: Mills and Mullenax, 1974. (Family History Library book 976.6 V3mm; film 928,142 item 5.)

Family History Library Collection[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Several periodicals have published inscriptions and inventories from Oklahoma cemeteries. These are referenced in the "Places" portion of the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), described in Oklahoma Periodicals.

For records on related record types, see Oklahoma Funeral Homes',Oklahoma Obituaries, and Oklahoma Vital Records'.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]



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