A visit to the Old 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 Old Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Salem Cemetery:
38.4359, -84.1885
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Cynthiana. Cynthiana lies just to the west southwest of the Old Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Old Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Republican Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Republican Christian Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Christian Church Cemetery
- The Republican Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Republican Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131311 <5>
- Old Republican Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rankin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Old East Broadwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Well Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salt Well Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Well Cemetery
- Needmore Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kentontown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kentontown Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentontown Cemetery
- The Kentontown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kentontown Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1557175 <5>
- Hitch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
- Battle Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Battle Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Grove Cemetery
- Rose Hill Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Piqua Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Piqua Church Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua Church 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 Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sylvandell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandell
- Oddville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
- Hooktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
- Cynthiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Millersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shawhan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawhan
- Mount Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bratton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Kiserton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiserton
- McKinneysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneysburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Browning Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Corner
- Renaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renaker
- Boyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Jackstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackstown
- Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Neave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neave
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Bachelors Rest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Davis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Adeline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Four Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Powersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
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 Old Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlisle
- Cynthiana
- Mount Olivet
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #499878 (Old Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499878 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shady Nook
- Location given for Old Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4359082 Lon: -84.1885429
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Harrison, 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- Old 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. |