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-The Rhode Island Historical Society has the largest collection of cemetery records for the state. The Society has the Bates, Briggs, and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collections that contain inscriptions from Rhode Island cemeteries. These collections are also at the Family History Library. They are described in [[Rhode Island Genealogy]].
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+==Online Resources==
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+| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Rhode Island'''</center>
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+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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+*'''1639-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2301758|Rhode Island Town Deaths and Burials Index, 1639-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[Rhode Island, Town Deaths and Burial Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.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] ($)
+*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
+*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/rhode-island-cemetery-records.htm Rhode Island Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
+*[http://www.interment.net/us/ri/index.htm Rhode Island Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
+*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/rhode-island-genealogy/rhode_island_cemetery_records.htm Rhode Island Cemetery Records] at [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/index.html New Horizons Genealogy]
+*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/2732/rhode-island-historical-cemeteries-1647-2000 Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries] at [https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx American Ancestors] ($)
+*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70671/ Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
+*[http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/webdatabase.aspx Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Search] at [http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/ Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission]
+*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/stones.html Rhode Island Historical Gravestone Pictures] at [https://rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb.com]
+*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/rhodeisland/rho-isl.html Rhode Island Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
+*[https://www.deathindexes.com/rhodeisland/index.html Online Rhode Island Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
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+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the State'''</center>
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+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Rhode-Island?id=state_42 Rhode Island Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
+*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Rhode Island in the search box.
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Rhode%20Island,%20United%20States&reqParents=341&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Rhode%20Island,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
+*[https://rhodeisland.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Rhode Island Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
+*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/RI/Cemetery-Records.htm Rhode Island Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
+*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ri/ African American Cemeteries in Rhode Island] at [http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online]
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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=rhode+island&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_42 Jewish Cemeteries in Rhode Island] at [https://www.findagrave.com/ Find-A-Grave]
+*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/rhode-island-ri/ Rhode Island 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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+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Military Cemeteries '''</center>
+|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
+*[http://www.vets.ri.gov/includes/benefits/memorial/rivmc.php Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/221450/rhode-island-veterans-memorial-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Rhode-Island-Veterans-Memorial-Cemetery/282420 BillionGraves]
+{{Block indent|''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''}}
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-Other important collections and indexes available at the Rhode Island Historical Society and on microfilm at the Family History Library include:
+*'''1880-2024''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=63120 Rhode Island, U.S., Catholic Burials, 1880-2024] at Ancestry — index ($)
-Charles P. Benns and Martha A. Benns, ''Rhode Island Cemetery Records, 1931-1941'', Six Volumes (FHL film 022424) and index (FHL film 022392).
+== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
+To find cemetery records for ''Rhode Island'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
-Henry E. Turner, ''Cemetery Records of Rhode Island'' (FHL film 022421).
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Rhode Island''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-Clarence I. Brown, ''Rhode Island Cemetery and Genealogical Records ''(FHL films 022473-74).
+To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
-Nellie Brownell Potter, ''Rhode Island Burial Grounds'' (FHL film 022392 items 2-4).
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Rhode Island''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Rhode Island'''
+#Click on the county you want to search
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-Frank T. Calef, [Cemetery Records] (FHL films 022366 item 15; 022368; 022388-89; 022396 item 2).
+To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
-James Newell Arnold, ''Transcripts of Cemetery Records from Coventry, Cranston, Johnston, Lincoln, Scituate, and Warwick'', 25 Volumes (FHL films 022370-82).
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Rhode Island''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Rhode Island'''
+#Click on the county you want to search
+#Click on '''Places within United States, Rhode Island, county name'''
+#Click on the town you want to search
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-About 50 additional volumes of transcripts by James Newell Arnold are at the Knight Memorial Library, 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island 02907. The towns are listed in ''Rhode Island Roots, 3'' (June 1982): 22 (see [[Rhode Island Periodicals]]). The Family History Library does not have copies of these volumes.
+== Additional Resources ==
+*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Rhode Island cemetery.
+*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Rhode Island Cemetery.
-Additional cemetery records have also been published in the Rhode Island Genealogical Register and in early issues of Rhode Island History (see [[Rhode Island Periodicals]]).
-A guide to cemetery records is David W. Dumas, ''Rhode Island Grave Records: A Bibliography, Rhode Island Roots, 3'' (Winter 1977): 2-7 (see [[Rhode Island Periodicals]]).
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+[[Category:Rhode_Island, United States]][[Category:United States Cemeteries]]