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:
33.4479, -87.9795
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 Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Unity Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Unity Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Grove Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Unity Grove Upper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Unity Grove Lower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doublebranches Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
- Marvin Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Marvin Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dorroh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dorroh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorroh Cemetery
- Phoenix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Reform
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Lubbub
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Bell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Ashcraft Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Stansel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Gordo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Millport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McShan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Echola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Fernbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ethelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Belk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Archer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Elrod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Hightogy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Buhl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
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 Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pickens 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 #158371 (Old Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158371 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmetto
- Location given for Old Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4478941 Lon: -87.9794661
- 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 Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |