A visit to the Salem United 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 United Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem United Cemetery:
43.2297, -91.5871
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem United Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem United Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.
The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies just to the east northeast of the Salem United Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Salem United Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem United Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zalmona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Zalmona Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalmona Cemetery
- Pagin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pagin Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagin Cemetery
- East Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Glenwood Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenwood Cemetery
- Pontoppidan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoppidan Cemetery
- Teslow Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Teslow Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teslow Farm Cemetery
- Frankville Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Eells Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Eells Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eells Plot
- West Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The West Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge Cemetery
- Moneek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moneek Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek Cemetery
- Baker School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker School Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker School Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roy Schultz Property Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Dundee Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dundee Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Plot
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waukon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95539 <5>
- North Washington Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Washington Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centennial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- Mt. Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Grove Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Grove Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Makee Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Makee Twp. Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makee Twp. 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 United Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem United Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frankville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Waukon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Postville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Lycurgus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Decorah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Volney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Luana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Calmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Highlandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Monona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Quandahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Festina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Watson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Dorchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Atkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gunder
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Ion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Bee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Spillville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 United Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem United Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Clermont
- Decorah
- Monona
- Ossian
- Postville
- Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 United Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Allamakee 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 United Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1948944 (Salem United Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1948944 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: Allamakee
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frankville
- Location given for Salem United Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2296984 Lon: -91.5870892
- 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 Allamakee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salem United 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. |
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