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:
37.3559, -93.2382
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 22 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.
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #245971 <5>
- Tiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Dishman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dishman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Pleasant Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mallard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mallard Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cemetery
- New Life Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The New Life Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28516 <5>
- Mullinax Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullinax Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinax Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Bodenhamer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bodenhamer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenhamer Cemetery
- Parsley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Case Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Case Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Fair Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodnight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tin Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Strafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mumford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Turners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Conklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sequiota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Northview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Bois D'Arc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Crown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Charity ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Wishart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Graydon Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Battlefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Halfway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fair Grove
- Morrisville
- Springfield
- Strafford
- Walnut Grove
- Willard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Greene 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 #725921 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725921 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bassville
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3558779 Lon: -93.2382432
- 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 Greene, 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 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. |
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