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:
32.5985, -85.2416
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pitts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- Penn Young Gravesite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Penn Young Gravesite is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Young Gravesite
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stroud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bleecker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Prince Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Chewacla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Beauregard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Smith's Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Opelika
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gwen Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Hugley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Blanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Osanippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marvyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Cusseta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ladonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- River View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Phenix City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Society Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- City Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Bibb City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Eady City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Huguley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Ridgewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Opelika
- Phenix City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lee 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 #138293 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138293 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bleecker
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5984693 Lon: -85.2416084
- 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 Lee, 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 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. |