A visit to the New 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 New Salem Cemetery ...
The New Salem Cemetery is located in Jasper County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Appel Cemetery
- The Appel Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appel Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Lynnville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236056 <3>
- Campbell Cemetery
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Chester Cemetery
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Dairygrove Cemetery
- The Dairygrove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Dearinger Cemetery
- The Dearinger Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Hayes Cemetery
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
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- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lower Blue Point Cemetery
- Mill Grove Cemetery
- The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
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- Parsons Cemetery
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Peoria Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Searsboro IOOF Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of New Sharon.
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
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- Sully Cemetery
- The Sully Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Swans Cemetery
- The Swans Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Weatherwax Cemetery
- The Weatherwax Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- West Liberty Cemetery
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
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- Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the New Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barnes City
- Evans
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
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- Fishville
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
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- Galesburg
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
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- Grinnell
- Howell ‑ Historic
- Howell is located in Marion County
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- Kellogg
- Killduff
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
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- Lacey
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
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- Leighton
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monroe
- Montezuma
- New Sharon
- Oakland Acres
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Olivet
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
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- Otley
- Pella
- Peoria
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
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- Reasnor
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Searsboro
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sully
- Taintor
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
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- Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
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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 New Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Monroe
- Montezuma
- Pella
- Searsboro
- Sully
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 New Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 New Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459486 (New Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459486 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sully
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- New Salem Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
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