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Introduction ...

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 Old Salem Cemetery ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Salem Cemetery

Lat:   40.9753°   (40° 58' 31")

Lon:   -82.5832°   (-82° 34' 59")

The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.

The county seat for Richland County is located in Mansfield. Mansfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Old Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • The Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McBride Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42259 <5>
  • Township Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • The Township Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • The Township Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Christian Church Cemetery
    • Houfstater Cemetery
  • Springmill Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springmill Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • The Springmill Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springmill Mennonite Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Plymouth.
  • Hazel Brush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Brush Cemetery
    • The Hazel Brush Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Edwards Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Grove Cemetery
    • The Edwards Grove Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Edwards Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Greenwich.
    • The Edwards Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ripley Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40688 <5>
  • Delphi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delphi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delphi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Delphi Cemetery is located in Huron County
  • Pioneer Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Rest Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Ganges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ganges Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Evangelical German Reform Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical German Reform Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical German Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evangelical German Reform Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blooming Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blooming Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blooming Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blooming Grove Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Barre Farm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barre Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barre Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barre Farm Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • New Haven Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Haven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Haven Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Trauger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trauger Cemetery
      • The Trauger Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Trauger Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Plymouth.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242120 <5>
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Fullmer Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullmer Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullmer Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fullmer Farm Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Guinea Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guinea Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guinea Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guinea Corners Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Shenandoah Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shenandoah Church Cemetery
      • The Shenandoah Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • The Shenandoah Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shenandoah Cemetery
      • Shenandoah Christian Church Cemetery
    • Ninevah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ninevah Cemetery
      • The Ninevah Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • The Ninevah Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ninevah Road Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977603 <5>
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Kniffin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kniffin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kniffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kniffin Cemetery is located in Huron County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Shiloh
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <6>
  • Delphi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
    • Delphi is located in Huron County
  • Ganges
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ganges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
    • Ganges is located in Richland County
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Greenwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shenandoah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Shenandoah is located in Richland County
  • New Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Huron County
  • Shelby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
  • Coble Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coble Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
    • Coble Village is located in Huron County
  • Celeryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
    • Celeryville is located in Huron County
  • North Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
    • North Fairfield is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Fitchville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitchville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
    • Fitchville is located in Huron County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Willard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiro
      • Tiro is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiro <6>
    • Vernon Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
      • Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
    • Olivesburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olivesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
      • Olivesburg is located in Richland County
    • Ruggles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruggles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
      • Ruggles is located in Ashland County
    • Steuben
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Huron County
    • North Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Crawford County
    • Bethlehem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethlehem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Richland County
    • Bailey Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
      • Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Savannah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <6>
    • New London
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
    • Olena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
      • Olena is located in Huron County
    • Peru
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Huron County
    • Maybee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
      • Maybee is located in Richland County

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 Richland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Old Salem Cemetery:

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 #1044132  (Old Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1044132 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: Shiloh
    • County: Richland         Elev: 345
    • Location given for GNIS #1044132 (Old Salem Cemetery)

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Richland, 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 things 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 Old Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9753, Longitude: -82.5832       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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