A visit to the Old 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 Old Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Salem Cemetery:
39.0809, -82.2965
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Pomeroy. Pomeroy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Old Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilkesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilkesville Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Blakely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grim Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Yankee Street Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Street Cemetery
- The Yankee Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44104 <5>
- Salem Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Center Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McCaskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCaskey Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskey Cemetery
- Folden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Folden Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folden Cemetery
- Longstretch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Longstretch Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstretch Cemetery
- Vonschriltz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vonschriltz Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonschriltz Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Standish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Standish Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Geer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marcum Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Piper Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Cemetery
- Hugg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hugg Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugg Cemetery
- Pearsol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pearsol Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsol Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Castor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilkesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Point Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Arbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Langsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Vales Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oreton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Edna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lima
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Kyger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Pattonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Dundas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Wellston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Cheshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Carlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Middleport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kerr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Zaleski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Old Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Clifton
- Hamden
- Middleport
- Pomeroy
- Rio Grande
- Rutland
- Vinton
- Wellston
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Meigs 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044131 (Old Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044131 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilkesville
- Location given for Old Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0809086 Lon: -82.2965401
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Meigs, 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 from Point A (ie- Old 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. |
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