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:
34.7043, -88.1859
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 Tishomingo County<2>.
The county seat for Tishomingo County is located in Iuka. Iuka lies just to the north 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Boggs Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boggs Chapel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Chapel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61797 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Carter Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Branch Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Branch Cemetery
- Nunley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nunley Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- South Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tishomingo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tishomingo Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Twitty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Twitty Cemetery is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty Cemetery
- Alsobrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alsobrook Cemetery is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsobrook Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Nunley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nunley Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunley Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Belue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Belue Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belue Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bishop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Paden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Tishomingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Iuka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Holcut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Site
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Jacinto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Altitude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Denton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- New Site
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Short
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 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 Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tishomingo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Burnsville
- Cherokee
- Iuka
- Jacinto
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 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 Tishomingo 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 #677267 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677267 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: Tishomingo
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tishomingo
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7042589 Lon: -88.1858756
- 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 Tishomingo, 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. |