A visit to the South 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 South Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Salem Cemetery:
40.8478, -91.6218
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Salem Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the South Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the South Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The East Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grove Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Hunting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hunting Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Cemetery
- Pickard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Cemetery
- Bayles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bayles Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayles Cemetery
- Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carnahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oakland Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Boyleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Boyleston Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston Cemetery
- Abraham Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Abraham Farm Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Farm Cemetery
- Lambirth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lambirth Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambirth Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clay Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Grove Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Abbe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Abbe Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbe Cemetery
- Beery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Beery Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beery Cemetery
- Williford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Williford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford Cemetery
- Home Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Home Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Houghton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Mount Hamill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Oakland Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Big Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Pilot Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Primrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Stockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bonaparte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Donnellson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
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 South Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonaparte
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- New London
- Salem
- Salem lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stockport
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 South Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 South Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823541 (South Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823541 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem
- Location given for South Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8478086 Lon: -91.6218279
- 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 Henry, 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- South 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. |
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