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:
37.1612, -84.0224
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 Laurel County<2>.
The county seat for Laurel County is located in London. London lies just to the 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Moren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moren Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moren Cemetery
- Southard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Southard Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
- Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located outside and to the north of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271552 <5>
- Sherman Benge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Benge Cemetery
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benge Cemetery
- Dyche Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dyche Memorial Park is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyche Memorial Park
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- Brays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brays Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Cemetery
- Linck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Linck Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linck Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
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- Elza - Swanner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Landrum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Wigington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wigington Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigington Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Levi Jackson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whittaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Whittaker Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker Cemetery
- Phelps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Maplesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Sublimity City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Greenmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- East Bernstadt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Larue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Marydell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Fogertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Benge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Peoples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Urban
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Bernstadt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Sidell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Annville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dorthae
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Dabolt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Burning Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Keavy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Hima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Fall Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
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. The following communities are located in Laurel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Laurel 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 #514331 (Old Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514331 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: Laurel
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: London
- Location given for Old Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1612003 Lon: -84.0224299
- 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 Laurel, 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- 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. |
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