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:
37.3234, -89.6173
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 Cape Girardeau County<2>.
The county seat for Cape Girardeau County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the north northwest 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- County Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The County Memorial Park is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Memorial Park
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Hayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Suedekum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Suedekum Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedekum Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Hanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Hanover Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hanover Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Eggimann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Eggimann Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggimann Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- New Lorimier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Lorimier Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lorimier Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31349 <5>
- Ervin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervin Cemetery
- Heuer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Heuer Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Gordonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cape Girardeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- East Cape Girardeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Scott City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Allenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- Chaffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McClure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burfordville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Thebes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Crump
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Millersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Caney Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- New Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 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 Cape Girardeau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Commerce
- Jackson
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 websites either 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 Cape Girardeau 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 #725920 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725920 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: Cape Girardeau
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cape Girardeau
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3233845 Lon: -89.6173157
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, 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 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> | 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. |