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:
37.6178, -87.9453
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Morganfield. Morganfield lies just to the north northeast 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chatman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Chatman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Pythian Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pythian Ridge Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pythian Ridge Cemetery
- The Pythian Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75646 <5>
- St. Ann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holeman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Sugg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sugg Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugg Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rayburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rayburn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Caton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Caton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Cemetery
- Harnion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Harnion Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnion Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Grangertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morganfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Chapman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Dekoven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Flournoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Sullivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- West Wheatcroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Saline Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Lamb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Blackford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Old Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Free Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Dixie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Shawneetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave-In-Rock
- Morganfield
- Shawneetown
- Sturgis
- Uniontown
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 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 Union 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 #502773 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502773 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sturgis
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6178232 Lon: -87.9453026
- 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 Union, 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' 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 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. |