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:
34.0889, -80.8118
The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Richland County<1>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Salem Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Church Cemetery.
Name Variations for Salem Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Salem Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ft. Jackson National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Richland County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bardell Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bardell Graveyard is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardell Graveyard
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Good Aim Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Capernaum Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old McGraw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
- Logues Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Logues Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logues Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Salem Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Dentsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Ravenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brickyard Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Capitol View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Forest Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lugoff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Valencia Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Blythewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arthurtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horatio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rembert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smallwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Saint Andrews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
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 Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Columbia
- Hopkins
- West Columbia
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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 #1226279 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226279 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Messers Pond
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0887626 Lon: -80.8114758
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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