A visit to the New 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 New Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Salem Cemetery:
34.9412, -89.6195
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Holly Springs. Holly Springs lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the New Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Carington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carington Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carington Cemetery
- Coldwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Edrizon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Edrizon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edrizon Cemetery
- New Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Shannon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shannon Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Newest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newest Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newest Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halliburton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Halliburton Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliburton Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- St. Mathis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mathis Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathis Cemetery
- Byhalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Byhalia Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- Carey Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Carey Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Chapel Cemetery
- Brittenum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brittenum Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittenum Cemetery
- Oursler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oursler Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cayce
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Taska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Barton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Piperton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Byhalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Collierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Slayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ingrams Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Forest Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Atway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Olive Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hudsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Canadaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byhalia
- Collierville
- Germantown
- Holly Springs
- Olive Branch
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 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 Marshall 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 New Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #683840 (New Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683840 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Pleasant
- Location given for New Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9412048 Lon: -89.619526
- 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 Marshall, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New 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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