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:
39.5145, -77.7561
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Manor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Manor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Cemetery
- Mumma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mumma Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumma Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- First Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The First Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Methodist Cemetery
- The First Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpsburg First Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325328 <5>
- Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- Antietam National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Antietam National Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antietam National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Sharpsburg.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-II-356 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80709 <5>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Sharpsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81277 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Wesley Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wesley Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Boonsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81032 <5>
- St. Augustines Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Shepherds Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shepherds Graveyard is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Graveyard
- Reformed Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Reformed Graveyard is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Graveyard
- Mt. Briar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Briar Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Briar Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Graveyard
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Funkstown Public Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Spielman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spielman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Fairplay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Breathedsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Lappans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint James
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Keedysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Antietam Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Eakles Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Saint James Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Boonsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williamsport Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Shepherdstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antietam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- San Mar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Trego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Rohrersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zittlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Mount Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Funkstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodcrest Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Falling Waters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonsboro
- Keedysville
- Sharpsburg
- Shepherdstown
- Williamsport
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 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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1713979 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713979 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamsport
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.514543 Lon: -77.7561045
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Washington, 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 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
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