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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:   35.9709°   (35° 58' 15")

Lon:   -94.0274°   (-94° 1' 38")

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

The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Burkhead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burkhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Reese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reese Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Boone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boone Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Kings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kings Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Stokenbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stokenbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stokenbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stokenbury Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Shumate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shumate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shumate Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Hester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hester Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mineral Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Springs Cemetery
      • The Mineral Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mineral Springs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of West Fork.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55086 <5>
    • Mt. Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Liberty Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Round Mountain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Mountain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Round Mountain Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Combs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Combs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Combs Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Shaeffer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaeffer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaeffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Pinnacle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinnacle Cemetery
      • The Pinnacle Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Pinnacle Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pinnacle Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55701 <5>
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Cherry Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Creek Cemetery
      • The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Culwell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Culwell Cemetery is located in Washington County

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 Salem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sulphur City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
    • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
  • Elkins
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
    • Elkins is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <6>
  • Durham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Washington County
  • Harris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Washington County
  • Thompson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Madison County
  • Hazel Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
    • Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
  • Wesley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Madison County
  • Brentwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Brentwood is located in Washington County
  • Greenland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • West Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Crosses
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crosses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
    • Crosses is located in Madison County
  • Goshen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fayette Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
      • Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
    • Delaney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
      • Delaney is located in Madison County
    • Fayetteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Madison County
    • Mayfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Washington County
    • Winslow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitener
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
      • Whitener is located in Madison County
    • Johnson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
    • Sonora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Sonora is located in Washington County
    • Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <6>
    • Combs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
    • Blue Springs Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
      • Blue Springs Village is located in Washington 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. The following communities are located in Washington 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 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 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 #54492  (Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #54492 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: Sulphur City
    • County: Washington         Elev: 496
    • Location given for GNIS #54492 (Salem Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Arkansas' counties, including Washington, 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 obstructions 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: 35.9709, Longitude: -94.0274       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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