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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:

35.3801, -95.9367

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 Okmulgee County<2>.

The county seat for Okmulgee County is located in Okmulgee. Okmulgee lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Senora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Senora Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senora Cemetery
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
  • Coal Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
    • The Coal Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Creek Mine Cemetery
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
  • Arbeka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Arbeka Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbeka Cemetery
  • Barnet - Fisher Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mosewiley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Dustin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Dustin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dustin Cemetery
  • Dustin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dustin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hoffman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Grayson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Grayson Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
    • Renkie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Renkie Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renkie Cemetery
      • The Renkie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Renkie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99346 <5>
    • Likowski Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Likowski Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likowski Cemetery
    • Vernon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Vernon Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Weleetka.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crestwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221943 <5>
    • Pawhuska Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pawhuska Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawhuska Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.

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

  • Salem
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Henryetta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spelter City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
  • Dewar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coalton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
  • Dustin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dustin is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Hoffman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Grayson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Schulter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pharoah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
  • Weleetka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hanna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Vivian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vivian is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Stidham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hitchita
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Richardsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Richardsville is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
    • Carters Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Carters Corner is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Corner
    • Morris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Okmulgee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Indianola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Okmulgee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The 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 helpful 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 Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Okmulgee 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 #1097649  (Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097649 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: Okmulgee
      • Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Henryetta
      • Location given for Salem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.3801018     Lon: -95.9366644
      • 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 Okmulgee, 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- 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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