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:
38.1598, -94.5088
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 Bates County<2>.
The county seat for Bates County is located in Butler. Butler lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Salem Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woofin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woofin Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woofin Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Hume Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hume Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Benjamin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Benjamin Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Littell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Littell Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littell Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
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- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Fairview Rider Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Virginia Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Cemetery
- Lamb - Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lamb - Mills Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb - Mills Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- The Holmes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Family Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- New Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Worland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Nyhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Amoret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Rich Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
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- Stotesbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boicourt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Passaic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Richards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Temple ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Prairie City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burdett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Linn Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- La Cygne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Bates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Amoret
- Amsterdam
- Butler
- Foster
- Hume
- La Cygne
- Merwin
- Metz
- Metz lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Metz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Mound City
- Pleasanton
- Rich Hill
- Richards
- Worland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Bates 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 #725922 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725922 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: Bates
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Worland
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1597504 Lon: -94.5088423
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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 Bates, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |