A visit to the 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 Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Cemetery:
40.5814, -85.6369
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south southwest of the Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conner Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Marion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241920 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Grant Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burson Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Cemetery
- Hummel - Lobdell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marion National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Landess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Landess Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puckett Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Marion.
- The Puckett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135326 <5>
- Gardens of Memory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gardens of Memory is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Memory
- Meshingomesia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- America Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The America Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Rennaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rennaker Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennaker Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Farrville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Farrville Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
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 Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Gas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jalapa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sweetser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arcana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- La Fontaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Banquo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Farrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Herbst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Mier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Upland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swayzee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lincolnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Sims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Hackleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Fowlerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Treaty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 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 Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Converse
- Fairmount
- Gas City
- Jonesboro
- La Fontaine
- Marion
- Swayzee
- Upland
- Van Buren
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 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #442890 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442890 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marion
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5814301 Lon: -85.6369215
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Grant, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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. |