A visit to the Old 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 Old Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Salem Cemetery:
35.9606, -83.7760
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the west of the Old Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Monday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Bays Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dailey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey Cemetery
- Plumlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Plumlee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumlee Cemetery
- Bair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bair Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bair Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Bounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bounds Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Cemetery
- Bounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bounds Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hendron's UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hills Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCubbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCubbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCubbins Cemetery
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 Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Riverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Wooddale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Shooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Peters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Whites Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Thorn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- McMillan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- John Sevier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sentertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Lyonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Boyds Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Mascot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Bonny Kate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Strawberry Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maloneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Greenway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Arrowhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Dupont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Henry Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Murphy Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Fountain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Marble City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
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 Old Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain City
- Knoxville
- Mascot
- Seymour
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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296366 (Old Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296366 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shooks Gap
- Location given for Old Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9606411 Lon: -83.7760111
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Knox, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old 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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