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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   34.1088°   (34° 6' 31")

Lon:   -81.2280°   (-81° 13' 40")

The Salem Cemetery is located in Richland County<1>.

The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Lindler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindler Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Golden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upper Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington County
  • St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Henry Eargle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Eargle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Eargle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henry Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Hiller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hiller Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Bush River Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whites Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whites Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bickley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bickley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bickley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bickley Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Threewits Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Threewits Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Threewits Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Threewits Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Lower Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington County
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Lexington County
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Lexington County
    • Pine Grove AME Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cory Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cory Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meetzer - Orris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meetzer - Orris Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Schmitz Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacob Eargle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Eargle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Eargle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacob Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Eargle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eargle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eargle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eargle Cemetery is located in Lexington County
    • St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Graveyard Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graveyard Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Mespiah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mespiah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mespiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mespiah Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Salem Cemetery.

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

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 Richland 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 like to start with 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 Salem Cemetery:

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 #1249334  (Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1249334 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Irmo
    • County: Richland         Elev: 132
    • Location given for GNIS #1249334 (Salem Cemetery)

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1088, Longitude: -81.2280    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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