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A visit to the New Salem Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the New Salem Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The New Salem Cemetery (FG ID #61439)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 New Salem Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Salem Cemetery

Lat:   31.5250°   (31° 31' 29")

Lon:   -90.6896°   (-90° 41' 22")

The cemetery is located in Franklin County<3>.

As an estimate, the New Salem Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of McCall Creek.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest of the New Salem Cemetery .

Establishment of the New Salem Cemetery ...

The New Salem Cemetery was established in 1880.

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 New Salem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the New Salem Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the New Salem Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • McCall Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eddiceton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • Cobbs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • Bude
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
    • Caseyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Meadville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Brookside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • Norfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Brookhaven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Sight
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Bowerton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
        • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Thompson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Amite County
      • Wellman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
        • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Summit
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
        • Wesson is located in Copiah County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <4>
      • Beauregard
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
        • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Hamburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
        • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
      • Roxie
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
        • Roxie is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <4>

    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 New Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Salem Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New Salem Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bockles Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bockles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bockles Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bockles Cemetery
    • Lucien Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lucien Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucien Cemetery
    • McGehee Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGehee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
    • Judge Thomas Magee Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • McCall Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCall Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Calcote Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calcote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calcote Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calcote Cemetery
    • Herring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herring Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
    • Ramah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Damascus Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58895 <1>
    • Wright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Newman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
    • Rocky Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Point Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Montgomery Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
      • McDonald Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Walker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • McGee Burnett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Burnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McGee Burnett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Burnett Cemetery
      • Byrd Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • McDanial Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDanial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDanial Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDanial Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Eddicetown Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddicetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eddicetown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddicetown Cemetery
      • Lee Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Scott Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Concord Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Siloam MB Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 New Salem Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #707593  (New Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #707593 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McCall Creek
      • County: Franklin         Elev: 128
      • Location given for GNIS #707593 (New Salem Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #61439

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the New Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5250, Longitude: -90.6896    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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