A visit to the Old 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 Old Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Salem Cemetery:
34.7654, -85.2544
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the south southwest of the Old Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- McIntyre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Cemetery
- Wood Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wood Station Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Station Cemetery
- The Wood Station Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wood Station Old AME Church Cemetery
- Woodstation Old AME Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478906 <5>
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- The Rock Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Spring UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36654 <5>
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- LaFayette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The LaFayette Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette Cemetery
- Gladden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gladden Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden Cemetery
- Ringgold Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Owings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Cemetery
- Cove Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cove Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Cove Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Cove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Naomi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Naomi Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Moon - Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moon - Jones Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon - Jones Cemetery
- Peavine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peavine Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine Cemetery
- District Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garmany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Garmany Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmany Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of LaFayette.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302092 <5>
- Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Wood Station Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- LaFayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chickamauga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Cassandra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Trickum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Villanow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Crow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Poplar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boynton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Fort Oglethorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Moons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Chattanooga Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Tunnel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Park City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Dewberry Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Flintstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Face
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Old Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chickamauga
- LaFayette
- Ringgold
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320022 (Old Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320022 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kensington
- Location given for Old Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7653562 Lon: -85.254399
- 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 Walker, 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 from Point A (ie- Old 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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