A visit to the Salem Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Salem Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Salem Cemetery (FG ID #108106).
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:
38.9049, -89.7533
The Salem Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Cemetery.
Establishment of the Salem Cemetery ...
The Salem Cemetery was founded in 1861.
Name Variations for Salem Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- Hoxsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wood Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wood Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
- Seybert Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spangle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Spangle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle Cemetery
- Meadow View Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadow View Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Gardens
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Gehlenback Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Worden Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crandall Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandbach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandbach Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbach Cemetery
- Hamel Immanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mundis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mundis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundis Cemetery
- Grantfork UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Douglas City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alhambra
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hamel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Worden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grantfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Prairietown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Sorento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Jacob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pierron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benld
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walshville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ka-ho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
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 Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benld
- Benld lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benld.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
- Edwardsville
- Highland
- Mount Olive
- Pocahontas
- Saint Jacob
- Sorento
- Staunton
- Worden
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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #108106
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417857 (Salem Evangelical Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417857 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Worden
- Location given for Salem Evangelical Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9050466 Lon: -89.7534266
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |