A visit to the Old Salem Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Old Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Salem Cemetery:
32.8282, -86.4825
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies just to the west of the Old Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Chestnut Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aldridge Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Verbena Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ham Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ham Lewis Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Lewis Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- Glad Tidings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Glad Tidings Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glad Tidings Cemetery
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Popwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Popwell Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwell Cemetery
- Bildee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bildee Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bildee Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Proctor Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dollar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Verbena
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Marbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lightwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Jumbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Titus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Pentonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Thorsby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holtville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Weogufka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Billingsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Pine Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Deatsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jemison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Adkin Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Merrell Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Hissop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Old Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clanton
- Rockford
- Shelby
- Thorsby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Old Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1744560 (Old Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1744560 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mitchell Dam
- Location given for Old Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8281817 Lon: -86.4824778
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Salem Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |