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:
32.0652, -82.5185
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 Wheeler County<2>.
The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Alamo. Alamo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Long Pond Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond Cemetery
- Uvalda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Uvalda Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalda Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Alston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289978 <5>
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- McGregor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McGregor Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- McAllistor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McAllistor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllistor Cemetery
- Dead River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dead River Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
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- Sharpe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharpe Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe Cemetery
- Grove - Sharpe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Sharpe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sharpe Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe Cemetery
- Galbreath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Sharpe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharpe Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Moseley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moseley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseley Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Uvalda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Rock Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Petross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Ailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Higgston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vidalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Lumber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lumber City Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Santa Claus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Hazlehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Alamo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tarrytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Wheeler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Baxley
- Hazlehurst
- Lyons
- McRae
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Vidalia
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wheeler 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 #320021 (Old Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320021 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: Wheeler
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Uvalda
- Location given for Old Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0651863 Lon: -82.518465
- 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 Wheeler, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |