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:
32.9085, -86.2936
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 Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies just to the east southeast 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Rockford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rockford Cemetery
- Rockford Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miller - Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- McEwen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
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- McEwen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- O J Mooney Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollybranch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hollybranch Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybranch Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Rattle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bell Rattle Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Rattle Cemetery
- Weogufka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Weogufka Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka Cemetery
- Swamp Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Swamp Creek Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Creek Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Rockford.
- The Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26163 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dollar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Pentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Weogufka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Hissop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Nixburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Stewartville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Titus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lightwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Equality
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Ray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Fishpond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Kellyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Gantts Quarry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Verbena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Seman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Hollins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Mountain Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Marbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Goodwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Pine Grove Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Jumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
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 Coosa 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 begin 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 #163409 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163409 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flag Mountain
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9084566 Lon: -86.2935846
- 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 Coosa, 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- 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. |
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