A visit to the New 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 New Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Salem Cemetery:
39.0304, -90.8166
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the New Salem Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Argent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Argent Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argent Cemetery
- McCullen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McCullen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullen Cemetery
- Ashbury Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- New Galilee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Galilee Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Rybolt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rybolt Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rybolt Cemetery
- Admire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Admire Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Winfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonebraker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stonebraker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebraker Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Highland Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luckett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Downing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Star Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Argentville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Fountain N' Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cap au Gris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Moscow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Old Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Batchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elsberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Flint Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Briscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Brussels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Sledd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Josephville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Nutwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- East Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
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 New Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elsberry
- Hardin
- Silex
- Silex lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the New Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Silex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Troy
- Troy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the New Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 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 New Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 New Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2585129 (New Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2585129 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Luckett Ridge
- Location given for New Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0304113 Lon: -90.8165526
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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 Missouri's counties, including Lincoln, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New 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. |
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