A visit to the Salisbury 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 Salisbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salisbury Cemetery:
39.8950, -89.7973
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.
The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Salisbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salisbury Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Salisbury Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salisbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Hopwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hopwood Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopwood Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cogdal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cogdal Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cogdal Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Salisbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253139 <5>
- Farmers Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
- The Farmington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Farmingdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105643 <5>
- Irwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Irwin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Cemetery
- Strode Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Strode Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strode Cemetery
- Joel Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Joel Hall Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel Hall Cemetery
- The Joel Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Airland Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106005 <5>
- Old West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old West Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old West Cemetery
- The Old West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abner Hall Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
- West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108804 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- McKinnie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinnie Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnie Cemetery
- Canterbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Cemetery
- Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baker Prairie #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Petersburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Brittin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brittin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittin Cemetery
- Hornback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salisbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salisbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cantrall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pasfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tallula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Curran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Leland Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Hawthorne Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Sherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Southern View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Prentice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- New Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spaulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Williamsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newmansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
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 Salisbury Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salisbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Athens
- Greenview
- New Berlin
- Petersburg
- Pleasant Plains
- Riverton
- Springfield
- Tallula
- Williamsville
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 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 Salisbury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 Salisbury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417893 (Salisbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417893 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salisbury
- Location given for Salisbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8950497 Lon: -89.7973287
- 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 Sangamon, 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- Salisbury 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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