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:
40.2112, -76.1213
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 Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest 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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44832 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Blainsport.
- The Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blainsport Cemetery
- Blainsport Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193208 <5>
- Blainsport Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Metzler Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Akron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360926 <5>
- Hopeland UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hopeland UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopeland UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hopeland.
- The Hopeland UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopeland Brethren Church Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154417 <5>
- Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Blue Ball.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1484466 <5>
- Lichty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lichty Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lichty Cemetery
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old) is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
- Be careful, some people have confused the Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old) with the Salem Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164361 <5>
- Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Allegheny Union Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
- The Allegheny Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (New)
- Be careful, some people have confused the Allegheny Union Church Cemetery with the Salem Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266315 <5>
- Wyomissing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Reamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Denver
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stevens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Ephrata
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Hinkletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Adamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <6>
- Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weaverland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Cocalico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brownstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- New Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghenyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Tallowyck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Hopeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Brunnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rothsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
- Bareville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bareville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
- East Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mohnton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebe Berks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wernersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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. The following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denver
- Ephrata
- New Holland
- Terre Hill
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 websites either 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 #1186808 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186808 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Terre Hill
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2112045 Lon: -76.1213351
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, 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. |