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:
41.8008, -96.5498
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 Burt County<2>.
The county seat for Burt County is located in Tekamah. Tekamah lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east 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 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Uehling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Uehling Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uehling Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Swaburg Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Argo Cemetery is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Manhattan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Manhattan Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- West Admah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Admah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Admah Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah Cemetery
- East Admah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The East Admah Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Admah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Admah Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Herman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100307 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Dewitt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dewitt Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Cemetery
- Scribner Municipal Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Scribner Municipal Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Municipal Cemetery
- The Scribner Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pebble Creek Cemetery
- Scribner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101435 <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:
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uehling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- West Point has also been known as:
- Westpoint
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <6>
- Crowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
- Craig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scribner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bertha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bertha is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Admah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Admah is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
- Snyder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tekamah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beemer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Telbasta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Telbasta is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
- Rosalie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Nickerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aloys
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aloys is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
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 Burt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bancroft
- Beemer
- Craig
- Decatur
- Dodge
- Herman
- Hooper
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Oakland
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Scribner
- Snyder
- Tekamah
- Uehling
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Burt 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 #833128 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833128 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: Burt
- Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Point SE
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8008287 Lon: -96.5497501
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Burt, 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> | 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. |