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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 West Salem Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West 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 West Salem Cemetery

Lat:   40.9703°   (40° 58' 13")

Lon:   -82.1057°   (-82° 6' 20")

The West Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wooster. Wooster lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the West Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Salem Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Medina County
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marle Hill Cemetery
  • Swope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swope Cemetery is located in Ashland County
  • Van Cleve Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Cleve Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Cleve Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Cleve Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Repp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Repp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Repp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Repp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Ashland County
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Ashland County
  • Albion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Albion Cemetery is located in Ashland County
  • Rickle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rickle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rickle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rickle Cemetery is located in Ashland County
  • Warners - Congress Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warners - Congress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warners - Congress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warners - Congress Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Congress Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Congress Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Aukerman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aukerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aukerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aukerman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Voorhees Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voorhees Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voorhees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Voorhees Cemetery is located in Medina County
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    • Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery
      • The Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Congress.
      • The Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Dutch Reformed Cemetery
    • Yocum Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yocum Cemetery
      • The Yocum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Munson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Munson Cemetery is located in Medina County
    • Vanderhoef Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanderhoef Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanderhoef Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vanderhoef Cemetery is located in Medina County
    • Polk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Evangelical Church Graveyard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Church Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Church Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evangelical Church Graveyard is located in Ashland County
    • Fairhaven Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Mohican Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohican Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mohican Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Bald Knob Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bald Knob Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bald Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bald Knob Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Burbank Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burbank Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burbank Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Homer Reformed Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Reformed Church Cemetery
      • The Homer Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • The Homer Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Homerville Reformed Cemetery
      • East Homerville Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Homer Lutheran Cemetery
      • New Horizons Church Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Salem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • West Salem
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Albion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Ashland County
  • Homer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Medina County
  • Congress
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
    • Congress is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Aukerman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aukerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
    • Aukerman is located in Wayne County
  • Polk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Redhaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
    • Redhaw is located in Ashland County
  • Burbank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <6>
  • Lattasburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
    • Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
  • Lodi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <6>
  • Pawnee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Pawnee is located in Medina County
  • Rowsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
    • Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
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    • Friendsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Medina County
    • New Pittsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
      • New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
    • Westfield Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
      • Westfield Center is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
    • River Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
      • River Corners is located in Medina County
    • Spencer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Creston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <6>
    • Huntington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Lorain County
    • Devil Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devil Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
      • Devil Town is located in Wayne County
    • Risley ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Risley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
      • Risley is located in Medina County
    • Nova
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ashland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeromesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Wayne County
    • Seville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gloria Glens Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloria Glens Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
      • Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Chippewa Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewa Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
      • Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
      • Former name for Chippewa Lake:
      • Chippewa-on-the-Lake
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <6>

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 West Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashland
  • Lodi
    • Lodi lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the West Salem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Seville
  • West Salem

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 West 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 West Salem Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1730951  (West Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1730951 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: West Salem
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 338
    • Location given for GNIS #1730951 (West Salem Cemetery)

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 Wayne, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9703, Longitude: -82.1057       In this case, the coordinates for the West 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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