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:
33.3204, -85.1588
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 Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the southeast 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The New Springs Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Springs Cemetery
- Noles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Noles Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noles Cemetery
- Ridley - Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill - Roop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bevis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bevis Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tompkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Almon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Almon Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon Cemetery
- Lashley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lashley Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashley Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Caswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Caswell Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Cemetery
- Franklin City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Centralhatchee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centralhatchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Frolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Roosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Ephesus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Roopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Glenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rock Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Bowdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Corbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asta Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Standing Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Hogansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ranburne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
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 Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Franklin
- Hogansville
- Roanoke
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 Heard 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 #347142 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347142 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frolona
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3203947 Lon: -85.1588326
- 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 Heard, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |