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:
37.1759, -84.5080
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 Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies just to the southwest of the Salem Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sowder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sowder Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowder Cemetery
- Pine Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Heron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Heron Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Cemetery
- Surber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Surber Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surber Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Sears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Sweeney's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dollens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dollens Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollens Cemetery
- Soul Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Soul Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Run Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Wyatt Atkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wyatt Atkins Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Atkins Cemetery
- Renfro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Renfro Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Coin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Shopville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Dabney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Grundy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
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- Science Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Dykes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Whetstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Hansford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Bee Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Eubank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Ansel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Mount Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Dog Walk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
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. The following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Pulaski 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 #502770 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502770 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bobtown
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1759133 Lon: -84.5079964
- 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 Pulaski, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |