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:
36.4603, -89.1256
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 Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies just to the east southeast 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Harelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harelson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Phebus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Phebus Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebus Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastview Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11611 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Wise - Holloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Hogue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hogue Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Woodland Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rives
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Terrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Pierce Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hornbeak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Samburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- South Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Obion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McConnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Trimble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Kenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Water Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor 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 Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Obion
- Obion lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Obion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Troy
- Troy lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Obion 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 #1300542 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300542 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: Obion
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4603411 Lon: -89.1256221
- 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 Obion, 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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