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A visit to the New 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 New Salem Cemetery ...

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

35.4920, -96.9917

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The New Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Chandler. Chandler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the New Salem Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Salem Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the New Salem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jamison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jamison Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilson Chapel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Chapel Cemetery
  • Jent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jent Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jent Cemetery
  • Abrams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Abrams Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams Cemetery
  • Kickapoo Friends Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Horton Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Horton Chapel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Chapel Cemetery
  • Rossville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Rossville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Meeker.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99462 <5>
  • Newby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Newby Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ferrell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pickett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99613 <5>
    • Mills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mills Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
    • McLoud Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The McLoud Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud Cemetery
    • Dale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
    • St. Gregory's Abbey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wakole Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wakole Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakole Cemetery
    • Forest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Forest Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Salem Cemetery.

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

  • Jacktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
  • Aydelotte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
  • Meeker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • McLoud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <6>
  • Johnson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Newalla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shawnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <6>
  • Harrah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bellemont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Sparks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Acres
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wellston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Warwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Woods is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Ingram
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Chandler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Choctaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tecumseh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Luther
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Prague
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jones
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <6>
    • Earlsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicoma Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 New Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chandler
  • Choctaw
  • Davenport
  • Earlsboro
  • Fallis
    • Fallis lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the New Salem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fallis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
  • Harrah
  • Jones
    • Jones lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the New Salem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jones.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Luther
  • McLoud
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Prague
    • Shawnee
    • Sparks
    • Tecumseh
    • Wellston

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 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 New Salem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln 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 New Salem Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1095838  (New Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095838 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: Lincoln
      • Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Aydelotte
      • Location given for New Salem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.4920107     Lon: -96.9916926
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New 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.