A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Salem Cemetery:
34.1582, -83.9455
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Hall County<2>.
The county seat for Hall County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chattahoochee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alexander - Black Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Bethany Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethany Cemetery
- Broadlawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Arise Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flowery Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buford City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34526 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sudderth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sudderth Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudderth Cemetery
- Fraiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fraiser Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraiser Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- The Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Mtn. Cemetery
- Redwine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Redwine Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine Cemetery
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 Mt. Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rest Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Flowery Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Chestatee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Klondike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Suwanee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Braselton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Candler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Gainesville Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Westside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Oak Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Hoschton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dacula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Carl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Rainbow Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- New Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
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 Mt. Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buford
- Cumming
- Flowery Branch
- Gainesville
- Hoschton
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 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 Mt. Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Hall 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 Mt. Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1687008 (Mount Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1687008 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: Hall
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flowery Branch
- Location given for Mount Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1581572 Lon: -83.9454596
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Hall, 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- Mt. 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. |