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:
32.8760, -84.9563
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 Troup County<2>.
The county seat for Troup County is located in LaGrange. LaGrange lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Bright Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star Cemetery
- Bugg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bugg Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugg Cemetery
- New Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hopewell Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Sledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sledge Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge Cemetery
- Hadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hadley Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hadley Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Rakestraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rakestraw Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakestraw Cemetery
- Sledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sledge Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge Cemetery
- McCalls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCalls Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalls Cemetery
- Smith - Hattox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Pioneer Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pine Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- River View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Mountville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North West Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Eady City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osanippa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Whitfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lanett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Blanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- West Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Warm Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harris City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Huguley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Cataula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asta Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Abbottsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
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 Troup County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Hamilton
- LaGrange
- Lanett
- Warm Springs
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 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 Troup 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 #1673277 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673277 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: Troup
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hilyer
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8759625 Lon: -84.9563234
- 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 Troup, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |