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A visit to the Salem Church 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 Church Cemetery ...

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

40.4660, -76.2889

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

The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.

The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Salem Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Salem Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Merkey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Merkey Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkey Cemetery
  • Frantz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Frantz Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz Cemetery
  • Zeiglers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Zeiglers Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglers Cemetery
  • Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hamlin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Meyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Host Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Host Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Host Cemetery
  • Manbeck Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Manbeck Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manbeck Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Zion Blue Mtn. Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gunkles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gunkles Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunkles Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gunkles Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pine Grove.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325273 <5>
    • Reeds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reeds Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
      • The Reeds Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zions Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45852 <5>
    • Kimmerlings Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kimmerlings Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmerlings Cemetery
      • The Kimmerlings Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Jacob's Kimmerlings Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #292170 <5>
    • Womelsdorf Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • United Evangelical Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollernan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hollernan Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollernan Cemetery
    • Conrad Weiser Gravesite
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stump Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Stump Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
    • Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Bernville.
      • The Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Northkill Churchyard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1498818 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Church Cemetery.

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

  • Bethel
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rehrersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
  • Mount Aetna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wintersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wintersville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Greble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greble is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
  • Schubert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Schubert is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
  • Meckville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Meckville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
  • Strausstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Zion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Myerstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • New Schaefferstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
  • Moyers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Marstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
    • Fredericksburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Prescott is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Sheridan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Newmanstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Womelsdorf
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
    • Paradise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Avon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
    • North Heidelberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
    • Bernville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Friedensburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ravine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Beuchler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
    • Irving
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Irving is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving

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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Berks 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 Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2488415  (Salem Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488415 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: Berks
      • Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bethel
      • Location given for Salem Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.465987     Lon: -76.28891
      • 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 Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salem Church 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.