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A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Salem Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. 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 Mt. Salem Cemetery

Lat:   39.0787°   (39° 4' 43")

Lon:   -86.5403°   (-86° 32' 25")

The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies just to the north of the Mt. Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Salem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    • The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Smithville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1777949 <5>
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Chambers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Deckard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deckard Cemetery
    • The Deckard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Clover Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clover Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Valhalla Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Memory Gardens
    • The Valhalla Memory Gardens is located in Monroe County
  • Burch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burch Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Perry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Keller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keller Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Burgoon Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgoon Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgoon Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burgoon Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Sparks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparks Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Carmichael Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmichael Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmichael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Graves Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graves Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Brinegar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinegar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinegar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Covey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Covey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Monroe County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Salem Cemetery.

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

  • Smithville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clear Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
    • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Kirksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
    • Kirksville is located in Monroe County
  • Harrodsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Highland Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
  • Bloomington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stanford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
    • Stanford is located in Monroe County
  • Guthrie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
  • Popcorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
    • Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
  • Hendricksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
    • Hendricksville is located in Greene County
  • Springville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Lawrence County
  • Avoca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ellettsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
      • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <6>
    • Dolan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
      • Dolan is located in Monroe County
    • Solsberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oolitic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Unionville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <6>
    • Heltonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Owensburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
      • Owensburg is located in Greene County
    • Newark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Greene County
    • Bedford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Silverville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
      • Silverville is located in Lawrence County
    • Stinesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
      • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Erie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Lawrence County
    • Zelma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
      • Zelma is located in Lawrence County
    • Norman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Mt. Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mt. 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 Mt. Salem Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #439694  (Mount Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #439694 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: Clear Creek
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 236
    • Location given for GNIS #439694 (Mount Salem Cemetery)

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Indiana's counties, including Monroe, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0787, Longitude: -86.5403       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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