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:
31.8007, -88.4906
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Big Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Big Rock Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Scotch Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Matherville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Eudora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eudora Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Aquilla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Aquilla Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Aquilla Cemetery
- Loften Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Loften Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loften Cemetery
- Billie Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
- Philadelphus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Philadelphus Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Aquilla Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Aquilla Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Smiths Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smiths Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Isney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Matherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Aquilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Silas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bolinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Souwilpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Gilbertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Gin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Cullomburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Toxey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Shubuta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Healing Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Needham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Robinsons Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Chicora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Copeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Bladon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- De Soto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bladon Springs
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
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 Wayne 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 #677261 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677261 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Isney
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8007122 Lon: -88.490583
- 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 Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |