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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:   31.3919°   (31° 23' 30")

Lon:   -83.6402°   (-83° 38' 24")

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

The county seat for Tift County is located in Tifton. Tifton lies just to the east northeast of the Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Galson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galson Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Rocky Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Creek Cemetery
    • The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Willis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willis Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Paulks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paulks Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Ty Ty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ty Ty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ty Ty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ty Ty Cemetery is located in Tift County
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Wrights Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wrights Chapel Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Crosland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosland Cemetery
    • The Crosland Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
    • Pine Forest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Forest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Worth County
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Tift County
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Worth County
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Tift County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Tift County
    • Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tift County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Tifton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995884 <5>
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Tift County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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.

  • Omega
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ty Ty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Phillipsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
  • Norman Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
    • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <6>
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Tift County
  • Tifton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Abac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Staunton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staunton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Staunton is located in Cook County
  • Chula
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Poulan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
    • Poulan is located in Worth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <6>
  • Anderson City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Anderson City is located in Worth County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lenox
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sylvester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <6>
    • Ellenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnesota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
    • Doerun
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Moultrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alfords
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
    • Liberty Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth 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 Tift 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 first visit 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:

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 #349375  (Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #349375 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: Ty Ty
    • County: Tift         Elev: 89
    • Location given for GNIS #349375 (Salem Cemetery)

The official website for Tift County: www.tiftcounty.org/

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 Tift, 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- ) 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: 31.3919, Longitude: -83.6402       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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