A visit to the Salem Lutheran Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Salem Lutheran Cemetery (FG ID #97665).
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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery:
43.8335, -97.3482
The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Salem.
The cemetery is located in McCook County<3>.
The county seat for McCook County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southwest of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Olsen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Olsen Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsen Cemetery
- Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Unityville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Canova Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Canova Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Montrose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- Winfred Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Winfred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Junius
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
- Howard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canistota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vilas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Farmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Emery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huntimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ramona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Colton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brant Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wentworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Bridgewater
- Canistota
- Canova
- Canova lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canova.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Colton
- Emery
- Emery lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emery.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Fulton
- Fulton lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hartford
- Howard
- Humboldt
- Madison
- Montrose
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Ramona lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ramona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Salem
- Salem lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Spencer
- Vilas
- Vilas lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vilas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Wentworth
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 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to McCook 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #97665
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1265071 (Salem Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1265071 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: McCook
- Est. Elev: 486 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winfred SE
- Location given for Salem Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8333104 Lon: -97.3483973
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salem Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including McCook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |