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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:

35.1309, -98.9548

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 Washita County<2>.

The county seat for Washita County is located in New Cordell. New Cordell lies 11 miles [17.7 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 20 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.

  • Rainey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Rainey Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
  • Odessa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Odessa Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa Cemetery
  • Elm Flat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Elm Flat Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat Cemetery
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grissom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grissom Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
  • Gotebo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyatt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fesser Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Fesser Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fesser Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hobart Rose Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hobart Rose Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Rose Cemetery
    • Cloud Chief Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cloud Chief Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Chief Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rainy Mtn. Church Cemetery (Old)
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rainy Mtn. Church Cemetery (Old) is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Mtn. Church Cemetery (Old)
      • The Rainy Mtn. Church Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
      • Rainy Mtn. Kiowa Indian Baptist Church Cemetery (Old)
      • Rainy Mtn. Old Cemetery
    • Rainy Mtn. Church Cemetery (New)
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rainy Mtn. Church Cemetery (New) is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Mtn. Church Cemetery (New)
      • The Rainy Mtn. Church Cemetery (New) has also been known as:
      • Rainy Mtn. Kiowa Indian Baptist Church Cemetery (New)
      • Rainy Mtn. New Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150461 <5>
    • Cordell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cordell Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
    • Liberty Bell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Liberty Bell Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Mountain View.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99044 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.

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

  • Gotebo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hobart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • New Cordell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <6>
  • Sentinel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dill City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bessie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cooperton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cooperton is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Lone Wolf
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Roosevelt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Carnegie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Corn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <6>
    • Burns Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Alden is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert

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 Washita 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 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 Salem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Washita 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 #1777498  (Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1777498 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: Washita
      • Est. Elev: 480 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gotebo NW
      • Location given for Salem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.1308887     Lon: -98.9547958
      • 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 Washita, 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- 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.