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:
35.6984, -84.1013
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 Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies just 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Bakers Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bakers Creek Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Creek Cemetery
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- Cloyds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cloyds Creek Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cloyds Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Greenback.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10633 <5>
- Crossroads Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Friendsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendsville Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Dotson Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Laurel Bank Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Bank Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bank Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Laurel Bank Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Bank Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14527 <5>
- Unitia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Unitia Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unitia Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Williamsons Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carpenters Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Carpenters Campground Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Campground Cemetery
- The Carpenters Campground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carpenters Campground UMC Cemetery
- Carpenters UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10193 <5>
- Hamil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hamil Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Binfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Big Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Brick Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Greenback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Centersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Sixmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsey Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vonore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Chilhowee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Happy Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Alcoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Eagleton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Lenoir City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Blount 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 #1642515 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1642515 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Binfield
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6984139 Lon: -84.1012988
- 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 Blount, 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- 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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