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:
43.3142, -97.3359
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 Turner County<2>.
The county seat for Turner County is located in Parker. Parker lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 27 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.
- Salem Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Salem Zion Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Zion Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Turkey Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tschetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tschetter Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschetter Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Freeman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97010 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Tieszen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tieszen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tieszen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tieszen Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Marion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97745 <5>
- Bang Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bang Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bang Cemetery
- Huber Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Huber Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Cemetery
- Knodel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Knodel Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knodel Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Schartner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Schartner Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schartner Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of Freeman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97830 <5>
- Carlson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Carlson Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Dicks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dicks Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicks Cemetery
- St. Christina Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Vermillion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kleinkassell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kleinkassell Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinkassell Cemetery
- Walz Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Walz Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walz Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Ogstad Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Ogstad Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogstad Cemetery
- Meldal Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Meldal Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldal Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Swan Lake Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Swan Lake Catholic Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Swan Lake Catholic Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Hurley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179146 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Freeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dolton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dolton is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Menno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jamesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Mayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Viborg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hooker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Davis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chancellor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Irene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canistota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lennox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Turner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Canistota
- Centerville
- Chancellor
- Emery
- Freeman
- Hurley
- Lennox
- Lesterville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Olivet
- Parker
- Scotland
- Viborg
- Wakonda
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Turner 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 #1257767 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257767 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: Turner
- Est. Elev: 459 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freeman SE
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.314154 Lon: -97.3358942
- 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 South Dakota's counties, including Turner, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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