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 ...
The Salem Graveyard is located in Washington County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beautiful View Cemetery
- Bethel Graveyard
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
- The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Abraham Cemetery
- Broadfording Graveyard
- The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- First Brethren Cemetery
- Funkstown Public Cemetery
- Longmeadow Cemetery
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
- The Mt. Tabor Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Graveyard
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
- The Mt. Zion Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Graveyard
- Paradise Cemetery
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Reiffs Cemetery
- The Reiffs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffs Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81439 <3>
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
- St. Marys Graveyard
- The St. Marys Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Graveyard
- Shiloh Graveyard
- The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
- State Line Union Cemetery
- State Line UMC Cemetery
- 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 <3>
- Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hagerstown.
- The Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81805 <3>
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]<4> of the Salem Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
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- Chewsville
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
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- Fairview
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
- Funkstown
- Greencastle
- Greenvale Village
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Hagerstown
- 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 <5>
- Halfway
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hill Village
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Huyett
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Lappans
- Lappans is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leitersburg
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Long Meadow
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
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- Maugansville
- Milnor
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Mount Aetna
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Paramount - Long Meadow
- Robinwood
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Saint James Village
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Saint James
- Saint James is located in Washington County
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- Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Welsh Run
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
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- Williamsport Station
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
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- Williamsport
- Wilson - Conococheague
- Wingerton
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Woodcrest Village
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
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 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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'. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |