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:
35.9876, -83.6635
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 Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west 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 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chesney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chesney Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesney Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thorngrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Randies Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Randies Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randies Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dailey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Brabson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brabson Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brabson Cemetery
- Mt. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Gillette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gillette Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillette Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moulden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moulden Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulden Cemetery
- Holston View Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson - Randlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clift Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clift Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clift Cemetery
- Trentville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trentville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentville Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Henrys Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Roderick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roderick Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Peters Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Boyds Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Henry Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Lyonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Strawberry Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Wooddale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Oak City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Mascot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Skaggston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- McMillan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Sevierville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- John Sevier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Shooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Alena ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Sentertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Zacharytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Flat Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Maloneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mascot
- New Market
- Sevierville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1300541 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300541 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: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boyds Creek
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9875872 Lon: -83.6635078
- 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 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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