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:
39.5462, -82.1735
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 Hocking County<2>.
The county seat for Hocking County is located in Logan. Logan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dugan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Murray City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Murray City Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray City Cemetery
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Ridge Cemetery
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980617 <5>
- Conn Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Conn Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Church Cemetery
- Asberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Asberry Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Straitsville Joint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Dawley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dawley Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley Cemetery
- Carbon Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carbon Hill Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Ironpoint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ironpoint Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironpoint Cemetery
- Shawnee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Dew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dew Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- Buchtel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Buchtel Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel Cemetery
- Whitmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whitmore Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Cemetery
- Dew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dew Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Corning Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millertown Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Less than 2 miles<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Murray City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Hartleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Hemlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- New Straitsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Orbiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Shawnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Drakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Sand Run Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Candy Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Bessemer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Glouster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Congo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greens Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rendville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
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 Hocking County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Glouster
- Murray City
- Nelsonville
- New Straitsville
- Shawnee
- Trimble
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Hocking 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 #1076807 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1076807 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: Hocking
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Straitsville
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5461807 Lon: -82.1734804
- 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 Hocking, 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 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. |