A visit to the 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 Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Cemetery:
32.8793, -89.1201
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem Cemetery is located in Neshoba County<2>.
The county seat for Neshoba County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies just to the south of the Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Ary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Ary Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ary Cemetery
- Mt. Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Talley Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Talley Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Old Pearl Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pearl Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pearl Valley Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Valley Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Plattsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plattsburg Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Henrys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Donald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Donald Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald Cemetery
- North Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The North Bend Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend Cemetery
- Hight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hight Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Cedarlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cedarlawn Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarlawn Cemetery
- The Cedarlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58543 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- North Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The North Bend Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend Cemetery
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plattsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Noxapater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pearl River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Ocobla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Bogue Chitto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Tucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Hinze
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Laurel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Handle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Dowdville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Neshoba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lynville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- House
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Fearns Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
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 Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Neshoba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Louisville
- Philadelphia
- Plattsburg
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 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Neshoba 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707227 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707227 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: Neshoba
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Noxapater
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8792979 Lon: -89.1200625
- 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 Neshoba, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |