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 ...
The Salem Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bluff Cemetery
- The Bluff Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacramento Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199907 <2>
- Cypress Cemetery
- The Cypress Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Free Union Cemetery
- The Free Union Cemetery is located in McLean County
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- Gish Cemetery
- The Gish Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gish Cemetery
- Hicklen Cemetery
- The Hicklen Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicklen Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
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- Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McLean County
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- New Bethleham Cemetery
- The New Bethleham Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethleham Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Sacramento.
- The Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cypress Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #548591 <2>
- Sacramento UMC Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Shavers Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams 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 Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Bevier
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Bremen
- Buel
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
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- Central City
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
- Ceralvo
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Cleaton
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Depoy
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Earles
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Graham
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Greenville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hanson
- Island
- Jewel City
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
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- Livermore
- Luzerne
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Lynn City
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Madisonville
- Mortons Gap
- Nebo
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Nonnell
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Powderly
- Rumsey
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
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- Sacramento
- South Carrollton
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Vandetta
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
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- White Plains
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 Muhlenberg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calhoun
- Central City
- Greenville
- Madisonville
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 websites either 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Muhlenberg 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 #502772 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502772 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: Muhlenberg
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millport
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Muhlenberg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |