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:
41.6800, -90.4035
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Davenport. Davenport lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fessler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fessler Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessler Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- LeClaire Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
- Princeton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nowlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- McCausland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCausland Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Kay Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kay Family Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Family Cemetery
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- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Le Claire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94876 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Port Byron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Port Byron Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Shaffton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Rapids City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Rapids City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rapids City Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers - Dannatt - Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cordova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCausland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Folletts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Le Claire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rapids City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Park View is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Panorama Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <6>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Low Moor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eldridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Long Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Camanche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Bettendorf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barstow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Moline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Silvis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <6>
- Carbon Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Joslin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elvira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- De Witt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Bettendorf
- Camanche
- De Witt
- East Moline
- Eldridge
- Hillsdale
- Le Claire
- Long Grove
- Low Moor
- Port Byron
- Rapids City
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 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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 #461358 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461358 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McCausland
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6800319 Lon: -90.4034652
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Scott, 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> | 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. |