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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Cemetery

Lat:   33.1015°   (33° 6' 5")

Lon:   -86.7686°   (-86° 46' 6")

The Salem Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of 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.

  • Shelby Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shelby Memorial Gardens is located in Shelby County
  • Richardson - Randall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson - Randall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson - Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson - Randall Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Shiloh - Busby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh - Busby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh - Busby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh - Busby Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • The Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Montevallo.
    • The Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26406 <5>
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Session Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Session Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Session Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Session Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Old Rock Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rock Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Jones Bailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Dargin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dargin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dargin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dargin Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Moores Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moores Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Moores Crossroads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Crossroads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moores Crossroads Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Alabama National Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alabama National Cemetery
      • The Alabama National Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alabama National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Montevallo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279623 <5>
    • Old Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Leach Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Harles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • King Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Montevallo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montevallo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montevallo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Montevallo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Providence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Nabors Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nabors Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nabors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nabors Cemetery is located in Shelby County

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.

  • Calera
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Montevallo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Former names for Wilton:
    • Birmingham Junction
    • Bismarck
    • Catoosa
    • Woods
    • Woodsborough
  • Maylene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maylene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maylene
    • Maylene is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maylene <6>
  • Saginaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Saginaw is located in Shelby County
  • Brierfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brierfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield
    • Brierfield is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brierfield <6>
  • Jemison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Siluria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siluria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
    • Siluria is located in Shelby County
  • Brantleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
    • Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
  • Ashby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Ashby is located in Bibb County
  • Oakley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Bibb County
  • Alabaster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
    • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shelby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Columbiana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tulse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
      • Tulse is located in Shelby County
    • Sawmill Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
      • Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
    • Eddings
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
      • Eddings is located in Bibb County
    • Thorsby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jumbo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
      • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
    • Helena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <6>
    • Aden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
      • Aden is located in Shelby County
    • Tacoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tacoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
      • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
    • Falliston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falliston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
    • Pine Grove Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
      • Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
    • Merrell Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
      • Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
    • Pelham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <6>
    • Seymour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Bibb County

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 Shelby 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 first visit 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:

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 #146556  (Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #146556 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Montevallo
    • County: Shelby         Elev: 165
    • Location given for GNIS #146556 (Salem Cemetery)

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Shelby, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1015, Longitude: -86.7686       In this case, the coordinates for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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