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:
34.5740, -90.0659
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 Tate County<2>.
The county seat for Tate County is located in Senatobia. Senatobia lies just to the east northeast 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 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Singleton Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Askew Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Askew Grove Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Grove Cemetery
- Longtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Longtown Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown Cemetery
- McGehees Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Abes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Abes Chapel Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abes Chapel Cemetery
- Old Caroline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Como Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Como Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
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- Oldham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oldham Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Arkabutla Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Arkabutla Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peach Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Peach Creek Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek Cemetery
- Cistern Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cistern Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Buntin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Buntin Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntin Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Coldwater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60914 <5>
- Edwards Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Chapel Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edwards Chapel Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Coldwater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59140 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Longtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Senatobia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goode
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Askew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Arkabutla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballentine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Poagville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Cub Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Falcon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Alphaba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Hernando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Aiken
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Evansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
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 Tate County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Hernando
- Sardis
- Senatobia
- Tunica
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Tate 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 #683467 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683467 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: Tate
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longtown
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5739932 Lon: -90.0659247
- 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 Tate, 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 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. |