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A visit to the Old 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Salem Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Salem Cemetery

Lat:   39.0142°   (39° 0' 51")

Lon:   -88.6748°   (-88° 40' 29")

The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Effingham County<2>.

The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Salem Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Drysdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drysdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drysdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drysdale Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Newman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newman Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Wabash Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wabash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wabash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wabash Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Little Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Prairie Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Beck William Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck William Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck William Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beck William Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Mahon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mahon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mahon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mahon Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Brockett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brockett Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Miller Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Chapel Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Fremington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fremington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Kavanaugh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kavanaugh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kavanaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kavanaugh Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • St. Anne's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne's Cemetery
      • The St. Anne's Cemetery is located in Effingham County
      • The St. Anne's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107825 <5>
    • German Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Methodist Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • St. Clare Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clare Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clare Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Clare Catholic Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Old Mason Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Mason Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Mason Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Porter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Funkhouser Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Funkhouser Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Funkhouser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Funkhouser Cemetery is located in Effingham County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Salem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gilmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in Effingham County
  • Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <7>
  • Altamont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <7>
  • Dexter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dexter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Effingham County
  • Watson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <7>
  • Edgewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Edgewood is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <7>
  • Funkhouser
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
    • Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
  • Heartville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
    • Heartville is located in Effingham County
  • La Clede
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
    • La Clede is located in Fayette County
  • Saint Elmo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elmo <7>
  • Howards Point ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
    • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
  • Moccasin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
    • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Effingham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shumway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shumway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway
      • Shumway is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shumway <7>
    • Loogootee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loogootee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
      • Loogootee is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <7>
    • Iola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Peter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
      • Saint Peter is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <7>
    • Farina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
      • Farina is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <7>
    • Beecher City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
      • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Teutopolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Avena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
    • Brownstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <7>

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 Old Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Effingham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Old Salem Cemetery:

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 Old Salem Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1810528  (Old Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1810528 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Altamont East
    • County: Effingham         Elev: 168
    • Location given for GNIS #1810528 (Old Salem Cemetery)

The official website for Effingham County: www.co.effingham.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Effingham, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0142, Longitude: -88.6748       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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