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:
35.0037, -88.3642
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 Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greenhaw Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw Cemetery
- Blackard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blackard Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackard Cemetery
- Beshears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beshears Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshears Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Lambs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lambs Chapel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Chapel Cemetery
- Counce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Counce Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counce Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Shiloh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151332 <5>
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Michie Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Michie Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Michie Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Michie.
- The Michie Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Michie Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2458345 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Leath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leath Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leath Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Childers Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Childers Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Turner Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Shiloh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19569 <5>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah 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:
- Michie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Pyburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Caffey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Short
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Stantonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Bruton Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Guys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Eastview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Searcy Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Biggersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chewalla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
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 Hardin 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 start with 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 Hardin 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 #1300537 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300537 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Counce
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0036974 Lon: -88.3642102
- 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 Hardin, 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 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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