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 #252911).
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:
39.3856, -74.5325
The Salem Cemetery is located in Atlantic County<2>.
The county seat for Atlantic County is located in Mays Landing. Mays Landing lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oxford Circle Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sholem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sholem Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholem Cemetery
- Beth - Kehillah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rodef Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emeth Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colonel Richard Somers Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Steelman Family Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Somers Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palestine Bible Protestant Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Boling Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Clarks Mill Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Germania Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Germania Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Steelmans Creek Burial Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Northfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
- West Atlantic City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atlantic City
- Bargaintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Absecon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Margate City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Margate City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
- Ventnor City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Somers Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- Atlantic City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ocean City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oceanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McKee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Brigantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Port Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarkstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mays Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Estellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Egg Harbor City
(12 miles [19.3 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 Atlantic County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Absecon
- Atlantic City
- Brigantine
- Egg Harbor City
- Mays Landing
- Ocean City
- Pomona
- Ventnor City
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 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 New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Atlantic 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: #252911
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 New Jersey's counties, including Atlantic, 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 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. |