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:
33.3829, -88.7512
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 Oktibbeha County<2>.
The county seat for Oktibbeha County is located in Starkville. Starkville lies just to the northwest 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parrish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
- The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Community Club Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sessums Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sessums Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessums Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Seitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Seitz Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitz Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Crigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crigler Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Henkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Henkle Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkle Cemetery
- Curtis Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Curtis Chapel Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Chapel Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Fort Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fort Graveyard is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fort Graveyard is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Starkville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567659 <5>
- Colcolough Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Colcolough Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcolough Cemetery
- Noxubee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Noxubee Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxubee Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sessums
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Artesia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Clayton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Starkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Adaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Bent Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Cedar Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Brooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mhoons Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Griffith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pheba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deerbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Double Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
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 Oktibbeha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- Columbus
- Starkville
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oktibbeha 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 #705771 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705771 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: Oktibbeha
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Starkville
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3829005 Lon: -88.7511626
- 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 Oktibbeha, 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- 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. |