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:
31.1546, -84.7952
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 Miller County<2>.
The county seat for Miller County is located in Colquitt. Colquitt lies just to the east northeast of the New Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36368 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Rawls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rawls Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls Cemetery
- Colquitt City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaky Lawn Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329472 <5>
- Hornsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Swingington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Swingington Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingington Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cratic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cratic Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cratic Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Dubose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dubose Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubose Cemetery
- Whites Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mothers Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mothers Home Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mothers Home Cemetery
- Boykin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Colquitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayhaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Boykin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Donalsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Jakin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Douglasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Steam Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Anna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Sawhatchee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Blakely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mimsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Gordon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Miller 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 helpful 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Miller 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 #335328 (New Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335328 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: Miller
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Donalsonville NE
- Location given for New Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1546268 Lon: -84.7951992
- 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 Miller, 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 things 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. |
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