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:
35.4201, -81.5273
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 Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby 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 20 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.
- Mooney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Warlick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Warlick Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warlick Cemetery
- Eaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eaker Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaker Cemetery
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Capernaum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Capernaum Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capernaum Cemetery
- Lattimore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore Cemetery
- Ross Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ross Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Grove Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Royster Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Royster Memorial Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royster Memorial Park
- Sunset Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Fallston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Belwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Campcall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Dellview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Delight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Knob Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Polkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Stubbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Hulls Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Toluca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Cherryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Casar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- New House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Village Square Townhouses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Light Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Olive Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Laurel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
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 Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherryville
- Lawndale
- Shelby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 #994157 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994157 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lawndale
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4201308 Lon: -81.5273129
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, 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 things 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. |