Oklahoma Cemeteries

United States Oklahoma  Cemeteries

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.

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.

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.

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.

Online
The following websites have some cemetery listings for Oklahoma State. 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 (Oklahoma), 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.


 * Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1665-2012 Free at Ancestry.com ($) State.


 * Interment.net

Periodicals
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'.

Web Sites:
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/oklahoma.htm

http://www.interment.net/us/ok/index.htm

http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/records.htm

http://www.okcemeteries.net