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:
33.6748, -87.5008
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west 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 22 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.
- Gibson Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gibson Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Hill Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- Alta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Alta Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Boley Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Frost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- Beaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beaven Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaven Cemetery
- Infant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Infant Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Infant Hill Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- Bethabara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethabara Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabara Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
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- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Earnest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Earnest Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Cemetery
- Patton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Patton Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Hill Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Panter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Panter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panter Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Berry City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Berry City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry City Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Alta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Corona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Berry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Oakman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <5>
- Bankston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Townley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Parrish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- America
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kansas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Goodsprings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Carbon Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saragossa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Rossland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Gamble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Edgil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Samantha
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Eldridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bazemore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Carbon Hill
- Cordova
- Jasper
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #159017 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159017 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berry
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6748338 Lon: -87.5008394
- 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 Fayette, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |