A visit to the Salem Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Salem Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Salem Cemetery (FG ID #48679).
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:
35.4002, -81.7979
The Salem Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bostic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Walker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- M & T Ministries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Morrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webb Baptist Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heaven Bound Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beam Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Cemetery
- Brittain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Washburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bostic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Spindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bakersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sandy Mush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caroleen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Six Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooresboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Polkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Rutherfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lattimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Kingstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Campcall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Delight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
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. The following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest City
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #48679
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994156 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994156 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunshine
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4001242 Lon: -81.7984332
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |