A visit to the Ben 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 Ben Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ben Salem Cemetery:
31.6735, -90.6609
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ben Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ben Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Brookhaven. Brookhaven lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ben Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ben Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ben Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ben Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mercy Seat Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercy Seat Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- The Damascus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58895 <5>
- New Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Peets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Peets Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peets Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Siloam MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jericho Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shelton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelton Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of Hazlehurst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62726 <5>
- Weeks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hickory Block Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Block Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Block Cemetery
- Calcote Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Calcote Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcote Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ben Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ben Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caseyville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Cobbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- McCall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Sight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Glancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Eddiceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Brookhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Wesson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beauregard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Bude
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hazlehurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Norfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Sardis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
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 Ben 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 Ben Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Brookhaven
- Fayette
- Hazlehurst
- Meadville
- Wesson
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ben Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- 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 Ben Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #692538 (Ben Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692538 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: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caseyville
- Location given for Ben Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6735002 Lon: -90.6609318
- 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 Mississippi'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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ben 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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