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:
34.9512, -88.9601
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 Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Marlowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Marlowe Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe Cemetery
- Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Walnut.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992335 <5>
- Hensley & Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Tiplersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Tipplersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chalybeate Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Rogers Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Falkner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Essary Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Whitten Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Michigan City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- La Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Snow Lake Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hightown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Kossuth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chewalla
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Lowrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Pine Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hornsby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Forty Five
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
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 Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- La Grange
- Middleton
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Tippah 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 #704684 (New Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704684 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut
- Location given for New Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9512018 Lon: -88.9600612
- 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 Tippah, 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- 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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