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:
40.4028, -85.9558
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 Tipton County<2>.
The county seat for Tipton County is located in Tipton. Tipton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Cemetery.
Establishment of the Salem Cemetery ...
The Salem Cemetery was established in 1846.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Union Civil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Civil Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Civil Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greentown Cemetery
- Walberg Cemetery
- Wooters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85209 <5>
- Poff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poff Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Sandbank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sandbank Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbank Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Albright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Albright Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Goar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Goar Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goar Cemetery
- Mast - Hensler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sharp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Waymire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Waymire Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymire Cemetery
- Alel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Alel Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alel 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:
- Nevada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Guy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leisure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Sharpsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Oakford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Hobbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sims
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Rigdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Swayzee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Indian Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kokomo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Herbst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Goldsmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Tipton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Converse
- Elwood
- Greentown
- Kokomo
- Swayzee
- Tipton
- Windfall
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tipton 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 #442888 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442888 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: Tipton
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greentown
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4028161 Lon: -85.9558187
- 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 Tipton, 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> | 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. |