A visit to the East 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 East Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Salem Cemetery:
38.3706, -88.8467
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the southwest of the East Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the East Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Atkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Newton Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Farm Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Etheridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Etheridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheridge Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Dix.
- The Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967474 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Panther Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Panther Fork Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Fork Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Meddows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Meddows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddows Cemetery
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Orchard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Cemetery
- Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972334 <5>
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- Old Panther Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 East Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Idlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Texico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Markham City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Opdyke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marcoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Jefferson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Belle Rive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keenes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Roaches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Bonnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cartter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Nason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dahlgren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 East Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dahlgren
- Mount Vernon
- Wayne 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 East Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 East Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815671 (East Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815671 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opdyke
- Location given for East Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3706044 Lon: -88.8467283
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East 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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