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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:

45.2000, -95.1417

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 Kandiyohi County<2>.

The county seat for Kandiyohi County is located in Willmar. Willmar lies just to the southeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lunby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Lunby Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunby Cemetery
  • Endresen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Endresen Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endresen Cemetery
  • Vikor Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Church of God Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Church of God Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Long Lake Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Cemetery
  • Nannestad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Nannestad Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannestad Cemetery
  • West Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The West Salem Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Eagle Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Eagle Lake Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Cemetery
  • Lake Florida Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake Florida Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Florida Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • East Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Lake Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Free Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Free Church Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Church Cemetery
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Clover Leaf Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clover Leaf Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Cemetery
      • The Clover Leaf Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cloverleaf Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82110 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Pennock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Willmar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
  • Kerkhoven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spicer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <6>
  • Kandiyohi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Sunburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • New London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Murdock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Raymond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Svea
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
  • De Graff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • De Graff is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Prinsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Roseland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Blomkest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Atwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hawick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
    • Belgrade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Clara City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
    • Regal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Brooten
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Brooten is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
    • Lake Lillian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Kandiyohi 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 first visit 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Kandiyohi 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 #2067755  (Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2067755 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: Kandiyohi
      • Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pennock
      • Location given for Salem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.2     Lon: -95.1416667
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Kandiyohi, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.