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 ...
The Salem Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Browns Church Cemetery
- The Browns Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Browns Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171357 <3>
- Centerville Cemetery
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- De Loach Cemetery
- The De Loach Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Elmwood Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Hicks Cemetery
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Highland Memorial Gardens
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Hope Hill Cemetery
- The Hope Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Gibson County
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- Independence Cemetery
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Henderson County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mariah Cemetery
- The Mariah Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
- The Ridgecrest Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgecrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17757 <3>
- Rush Cemetery
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Henderson County
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- Union Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
- Wood Hill Cemetery
- The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Woods Cemetery
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Madison County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
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- Claybrook
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
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- Gadsden
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Gibson
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Goat City
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
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- Humboldt
- Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
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- Huron
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Jackson
- Lavinia
- Malesus
- Malesus is located in Madison County
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- McHaney ‑ Historic
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Medina
- Mifflin
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
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- Milan
- Oakfield
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
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- Sitka
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
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- Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Three Way
- Three Way is located in Madison County
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- White Fern
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Whitthorne
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
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- Windy City
- Windy City is located in Madison County
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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 Madison 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Madison 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 #1300540 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300540 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Claybrook
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |