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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:

43.0317, -77.3289

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 Ontario County<2>.

The county seat for Ontario County is located in Canandaigua. Canandaigua lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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.

  • South Perinton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Mason Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mason Road Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Road Cemetery
  • Hathaway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
  • Power Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Power Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Cemetery
  • Macedon Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Macedon Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Parks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Parks Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Victor Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Farmington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Coopers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Coopers Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
    • Palmyra Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
      • The Palmyra Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Palmyra Village Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #738677 <5>
    • St. Anne's RC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Anne's RC Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's RC Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Palmyra.
      • The St. Anne's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762731 <5>
    • Swift Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Swift Burying Ground is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Burying Ground
    • Langdon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Langdon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151654 <5>
    • Perinton Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boughton Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boughton Hill Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton Hill Cemetery
    • Tilton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Tilton Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Macedon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
  • Macedon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
  • Victor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmyra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marquart Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
  • Huddle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Huddle is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
  • Shortsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Gibson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Palmyra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • East Rochester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Ford Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • East Bloomfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Holcomb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Canandaigua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
      • Canandaigua has also been known as:
      • Canadaigua
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <6>
    • Clifton Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Penfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Pittsford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Ontario County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Ontario 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 #964293  (Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #964293 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: Ontario
      • Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Macedon
      • Location given for Salem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0317298     Lon: -77.3288757
      • 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 New York's counties, including Ontario, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.