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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 #101418)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   41.3082°   (41° 18' 29")

Lon:   -103.0419°   (-103° 2' 30")

The Salem Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County<2>.

The county seat for Cheyenne County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Salem Cemetery .

Establishment of the Salem Cemetery ...

The Salem Cemetery was established in 1910.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cheyenne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Salem Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Gurley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dalton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
      • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Potter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunol
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
      • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County
    • Alden ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Morrill County
    • Lorenzo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
      • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County
    • Redington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
      • Redington is located in Morrill County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Broadwater
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dix
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
        • Dix is located in Kimball County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <4>
      • Lodgepole
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Peetz
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
        • Peetz is located in Logan County (CO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <4>
      • Lisco
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

    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 Cheyenne County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Union Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Barrow Pit Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Potter Community Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Weyerts Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Weyerts Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
      • The Weyerts Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weyerts Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217684 <1>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Redington Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • The Redington Cemetery is located in Morrill County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redington Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Bridgeport.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redington Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288691 <1>
      • Silverthorne Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Czech Slovensky Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasantview Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dix Rural Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Peetz Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peetz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peetz Cemetery is located in Logan County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peetz Cemetery
      • Barber Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barber Cemetery is located in Logan County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
      • Swankee Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #833127  (Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #833127 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mud Springs SE
      • County: Cheyenne         Elev: 1323
      • Location given for GNIS #833127 (Salem Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101418

    The official website for Cheyenne County: www.co.cheyenne.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    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 Nebraska's counties, including Cheyenne, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3082, Longitude: -103.0419    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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