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:
31.7529, -86.9111
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 28 miles [45.1 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 21 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.
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Bethel West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel West Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel West Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Shacklesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Butler Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Solomon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Mt. Olive West Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch West Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Antioch West Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch West Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Mixonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Shacklesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Awin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Starlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Forest Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Apple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Schuster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Georgiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- McWilliams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Pine Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Ramah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Furman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Owassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Wilcox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- McBrydes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beatrice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Georgiana
- Greenville
- Pine Apple
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 websites either 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 Monroe 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 #136627 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136627 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Apple South
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7529327 Lon: -86.9110914
- 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 Monroe, 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. |