A visit to the New 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 New Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Salem Cemetery:
35.1176, -90.2270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Salem Cemetery is located in Crittenden County<2>.
The county seat for Crittenden County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the north northeast of the New Salem Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Edmondson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Edmondson Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Cemetery
- Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Crittenden Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raspberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Raspberry Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Truevine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Truevine Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truevine Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
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- New Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Corinthian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinthian Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinthian Cemetery
- Trexler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Trexler Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trexler Cemetery
- Haden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Haden Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden Cemetery
- The Haden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jenkins Cemetery
- St. Mary's Church Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amanca
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Hulbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mound City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Proctor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Crawfordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Southhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hunt Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- James Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Jennette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Norfolk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Walls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <6>
- Glover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Clarkedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Horseshoe Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Lake Cormorant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Binghampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
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 New Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crittenden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 New Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Crittenden 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 New Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #70244 (New Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #70244 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: Crittenden
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fletcher Lake
- Location given for New Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1175918 Lon: -90.2270398
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Crittenden, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New 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. |