A visit to the 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 Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Cemetery:
34.2479, -85.4741
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the 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 Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Waterhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Waterhouse Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse Cemetery
- Vann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Coosa River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coosa River Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River Cemetery
- Clemones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clemones Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemones Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Alexis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35117 <5>
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Kirk's Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Gaylesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Chattoogaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tucker Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Oreburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- New Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Taft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Lyerly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blanche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Moshat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Centre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Salem Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136970 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136970 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melson
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.247871 Lon: -85.4741256
- 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 Cherokee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- 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. |