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 ...
The Salem Cemetery is located in Benton County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bellar Cemetery
- The Bellar Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellar Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- Big Grove Cemetery
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- East Eden Cemetery
- The East Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden Cemetery
- The East Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94783 <2>
- First Eden Cemetery
- The First Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Eden Cemetery
- Fix Cemetery
- The Fix Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fix Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Keystone Cemetery
- The Keystone Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cemetery
- LaRue Cemetery
- The LaRue Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Norway Cemetery
- The Norway Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
- Old International Cemetery
- Parkers Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
- Raetz Memorial Cemetery
- The Raetz Memorial Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raetz Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Raetz Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Atkins.
- The Raetz Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Raetz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95910 <2>
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Stringtown Cemetery
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Van Metre Cemetery
- The Van Metre Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Metre Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amana
- Atkins
- Belle Plaine
- Benton City ‑ Historic
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Blairstown
- Cedar Hills
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Covington
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Dayton
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Elberon
- Fairfax
- Garrison
- Garrison is located in Benton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Grand View Village
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Irving
- Irving is located in Benton County
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- Keystone
- Luzerne
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Marengo
- Middle Amana
- Newhall
- Norway
- Palo
- Shellsburg
- South Amana
- Van Horne
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Vinton
- Walford
- Walford is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Watkins
- Watkins is located in Benton County
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- West Amana
- West Amana is located in Iowa 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 Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Belle Plaine
- Blairstown
- Garrison
- Keystone
- Marengo
- Norway
- Shellsburg
- Van Horne
- Vinton
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 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 #461359 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461359 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blairstown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Salem Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |