A visit to the East 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 East Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Salem Cemetery:
31.1824, -88.5214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Salem Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Leakesville. Leakesville lies just to the southwest of the East Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the East Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Rounsaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rounsaville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsaville Cemetery
- Platt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Platt Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Maple - McLeod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maples Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Hillman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
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- Epworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Epworth Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Maples Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Maples Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Burbank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Burbank Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the East Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leakesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Brown Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Escatawpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Fruitdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Carson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Avera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Yellow Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Bothwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bexley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Citronelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- State Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- McLain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Lucedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tibbie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Gulfcrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Seaboard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
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 East 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 East Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Chatom
- Citronelle
- Fruitdale
- Leakesville
- Lucedale
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 East Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- 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 East Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707708 (East Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707708 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: 29 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leakesville
- Location given for East Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1824028 Lon: -88.5214084
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East 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. |