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:
32.0446, -86.5930
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 Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Temple Gate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Temple Gate Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Gate Cemetery
- Myrtlewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Myrtlewood Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Mt. Willing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Willing Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willing Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Temple Gate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Temple Gate Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Gate Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moriah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
- Lamar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamar Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Cemetery
- Morass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Morass Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morass Cemetery
- Turners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Turners Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Cemetery
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- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Bullock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bullock Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Hill Cemetery
- Crossroad Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Letohatchee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Letohatchee Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Hayneville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mushat Gilchrist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Deposit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Letohatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Hayneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mosses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Davenport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Bragg's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lowndesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pintlala
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Collirene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Honoraville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Highland Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lapine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Forest Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Burkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Petronia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- White Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Hope Hull
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ramer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Dallas 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 Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Deposit
- Greenville
- Hayneville
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 Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 #163501 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163501 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calhoun
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0445911 Lon: -86.5930308
- 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 Lowndes, 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 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> | 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. |