A visit to the West 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 West Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Salem Cemetery:
38.3139, -88.9451
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West 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 east of the West Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the West Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Wolf Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolf Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Prairie Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Slade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rightnower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rightnower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightnower Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <5>
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Meddows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Meddows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddows Cemetery
- Jennings Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jennings Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Farm Cemetery
- Mt. Catherine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Catherine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Catherine Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Etheridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Etheridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheridge Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- East Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill 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 West Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marcoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Summersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Idlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Bonnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roaches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Waltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Marlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Opdyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Texico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scheller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Bluford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Belle Rive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Markham City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Kell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Emerson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Richview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Radom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 West 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 West Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Ina
- Ina lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the West Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Waltonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 West 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 West Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1956248 (West Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1956248 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: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for West Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3139384 Lon: -88.9450661
- 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 from Point A (ie- West 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |