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:
38.0331, -99.4426
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 Edwards County<2>.
The county seat for Edwards County is located in Kinsley. Kinsley lies just to the south southeast 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 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Old Kinsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Kinsley Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kinsley Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Browns Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Browns Grove Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Grove Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Hanston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987872 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Rozel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Rozel Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Anthony Parish Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthony Parish Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Parish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Parish Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Hanston.
- The St. Anthony Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anthony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93578 <5>
- Trotter Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Ft. Larned Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ft. Larned Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Larned Cemetery
- Hanston Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hanston Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanston Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Hanston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92635 <5>
- Mennonite Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mennonite Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hanston.
- The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanston Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232616 <5>
- Belpre Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Belpre Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre Cemetery
- The Belpre Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Bernards Catholic Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pratt Cemetery
- Zook Cemetery
- Larned Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Larned Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larned Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Larned Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Larned.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92858 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nettleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nettleton is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Kinsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ardell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ardell is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Offerle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Offerle is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Rozel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rozel is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Burdett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hodges is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Hanston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Williams ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Centerview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerview is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Belpre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belpre is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Windhorst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windhorst is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
- Windthorst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windthorst is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
- Spearville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spearville is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Fellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
- Larned
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
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 Edwards County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belpre
- Burdett
- Garfield
- Hanston
- Jetmore
- Kinsley
- Larned
- Lewis
- Macksville
- Offerle
- Pawnee Rock
- Spearville
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 Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Edwards 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 #475930 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475930 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: Edwards
- Est. Elev: 678 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rozel SW
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0330721 Lon: -99.4426168
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Edwards, 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- 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. |
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