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. 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 Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Cemetery:
34.9556, -85.0422
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem Cemetery is located in Catoosa County<2>.
The county seat for Catoosa County is located in Ringgold. Ringgold lies just to the southwest of the Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35602 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Parker's Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gordy Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Crumley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crumley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Old Ringgold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Ringgold Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ringgold Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Goode Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Plowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Plowman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowman Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Old Graysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catoosa Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordy Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Varnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Ann Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Ann Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Catoosa Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Apison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Varnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cohutta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Collegedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Brainerd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ooltewah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tunnel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boynton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Waring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Brainerd Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Crow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- East Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Trickum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Ruralvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 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 Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Catoosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Ridge
- Ooltewah
- 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 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Catoosa 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #353334 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #353334 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: Catoosa
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ringgold
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9556318 Lon: -85.0421708
- 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 Catoosa, 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- 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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