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:
37.3684, -87.2644
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 Muhlenberg County<2>.
The county seat for Muhlenberg County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- New Bethleham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Bethleham Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethleham Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Shavers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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 <5>
- Sacramento UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Free Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Free Union Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Cemetery
- Gish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gish Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gish Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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 <5>
- Hicklen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hicklen Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicklen Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Cypress Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cypress Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bluff Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff 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 based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lynn City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sacramento
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Earles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- South Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <6>
- Depoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Luzerne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Powderly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vandetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Jewel City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Livermore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rumsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <6>
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cleaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ceralvo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Hanson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bevier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Buel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Mortons Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Nonnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
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 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 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
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3683778 Lon: -87.2644416
- 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 Muhlenberg, 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. |