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About ten years ago I wrote an article on how to use online databases and low-cost GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers to find cemeteries, even tiny cemeteries on farms and other rural locations. I have used these devices to find cemeteries with only five tombstones, all overgrown with scrub brush. The devices I described ten years ago now seem primitive when compared to today’s offerings. This week I had a chance to use the latest and one of the greatest portable GPS receivers available. It is tiny when compared to older units. It has many, many more features than GPS units I have described in the past. Yes, it still finds cemeteries. In fact, it even has many cemeteries listed in its internal database. One warning, however: it is no longer cheap.