A visit to the Salem Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Church Cemetery:
34.3423, -84.1521
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.
The county seat for Dawson County is located in Dawsonville. Dawsonville lies just to the north northeast of the Salem Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coal Mtn. Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mtn. Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Heard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Sawnee View Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Conns Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hightower Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Cumming City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cumming City Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming City 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 Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barrettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Silver City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Cumming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chestatee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Free Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Big Canoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Marble Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Murrayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flowery Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whelchel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Dahlonega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auraria - Historic
- Cumming
- Dahlonega
- Dawsonville
- Flowery Branch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dawson 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #322371 (Salem Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #322371 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: Dawson
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matt
- Location given for Salem Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3423172 Lon: -84.1521374
- 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 Dawson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salem Church 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. |