A visit to the Salem Graveyard ...
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 Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Graveyard:
39.6751, -77.7625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem Graveyard is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies just to the southeast of the Salem Graveyard .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Graveyard.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Salem Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Reiffs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Reiffs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffs Cemetery
- Broadfording Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Graveyard
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Abraham Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hagerstown.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-HAG-182 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81439 <6>
- First Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Reformed UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Reformed UCC Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed UCC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Reformed UCC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hagerstown.
- The Zion Reformed UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81805 <6>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The State Line UMC Cemetery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line UMC Cemetery
- The State Line UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991370 <6>
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Graveyard
- Funkstown Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Maugansville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huyett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Halfway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hagerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <7>
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcrest Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Funkstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Milnor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Saint James Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Robinwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Wingerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Saint James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Chewsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Leitersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Hill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Welsh Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Lappans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Mount Aetna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Greenvale Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Greencastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Graveyard. 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 Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greencastle
- Hagerstown
- 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 helpful 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 Graveyard:
- 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 Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1713697 (Salem Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713697 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: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mason and Dixon
- Location given for Salem Graveyard:
- Lat: 39.6750954 Lon: -77.7624942
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salem Graveyard) 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |