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The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from some Oklahoma cemeteries. This collection is described in the [[Oklahoma Genealogy|“Genealogy”]] section of this outline. Another important collection is ''Cemetery Records of Oklahoma'', 9 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1959-62. (Family History Library films 824,250-52.)
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==Online Resources==
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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 ==
The following book lists many cemeteries by county, and mentions where the records are published:  
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''']
Pierce, Barbara and Brian Basore. ''Oklahoma Cemeteries: A Bibliography of the Collections in the Oklahoma Historical Society''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1993.
#Enter: '''Oklahoma''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
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 book 976.6 V3t; vols. 1-6 on film 1,290,833 items 5-10; vols. 7-10 on film 1,290,834 items 1-4; vols. 11-12 on film 1,888,927 items 5-6.) The Family History Library has a master index to these volumes by Jerri G. Chasteen.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 film 928,142 item 5.)


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
'''== Web Sites =='''  
#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.
#http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/oklahoma.htm
#http://www.interment.net/us/ok/index.htm
#http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/records.htm
#[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find-A-Grave]
#[[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Tombstone Project]] <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
[[Category:Oklahoma]]
#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 ==
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Oklahoma cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Oklahoma Cemetery.
 
 
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Revision as of 15:50, 29 July 2008

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection contains tombstone inscriptions from some Oklahoma cemeteries. This collection is described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline. Another important collection is Cemetery Records of Oklahoma, 9 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1959-62. (Family History Library films 824,250-52.)

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.

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 book 976.6 V3t; vols. 1-6 on film 1,290,833 items 5-10; vols. 7-10 on film 1,290,834 items 1-4; vols. 11-12 on film 1,888,927 items 5-6.) The Family History Library has a master index to these volumes by Jerri G. Chasteen.  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 film 928,142 item 5.)

== Web Sites ==

  1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/oklahoma.htm
  2. http://www.interment.net/us/ok/index.htm
  3. http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/records.htm
  4. Find-A-Grave
  5. The USGenWeb Tombstone Project