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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Cemetery

Lat:   32.1016°   (32° 6' 5")

Lon:   -84.1427°   (-84° 8' 33")

The Salem Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Americus. Americus lies just to the west southwest of the Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bradley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Staley Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staley Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Staley Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County
  • Freeman Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Hill Cemetery
    • The Freeman Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • East View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East View Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • East Forsyth Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Forsyth Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Forsyth Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Forsyth Street Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • St. James - Pennington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James - Pennington Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Andersonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andersonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andersonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andersonville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
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    • Kelley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Andersonville National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Schley County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Norris Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Benevolence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benevolence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benevolence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benevolence Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Anthony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anthony Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Bay Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bay Point Cemetery is located in Dooly County
    • Tolen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolen Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Macon County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • Americus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Andersonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
  • La Crosse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
  • Thalean
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thalean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Thalean is located in Sumter County
  • Leslie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • De Soto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Cobb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellaville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oglethorpe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Concord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Plains
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Smithville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chokee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Lilly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <6>
    • Byromville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dooling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Montezuma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ideal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <6>
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Schley County

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 Sumter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Salem Cemetery:

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 #343497  (Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #343497 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Americus
    • County: Sumter         Elev: 119
    • Location given for GNIS #343497 (Salem Cemetery)

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Sumter, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1016, Longitude: -84.1427       In this case, the coordinates for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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