Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Salem (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Salem. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Salem is located in Tipton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tipton County: Crittenden (AR), Mississippi (AR), Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Salem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salem:
- Tipton County (The home county of Salem)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Idaville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Atoka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clopton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Munford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Burlison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilt Edge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Drummonds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Braden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gallaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Withe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Canadaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Feathers Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Macon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Williston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Rossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Stanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dancyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Nutbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Ko Ko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Toulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Eurekaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fort Pillow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Glimp
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Henning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Luckett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Durhamville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Ashport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Arp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Edith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Rosemark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Millington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Giles Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ramsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Mound City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- James Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Clarkedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jericho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Sunset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Gilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Turrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Driver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Marie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Osceola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Bassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Joiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Luxora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Bardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Frenchmans Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Keiser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Burdette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Dyess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dyess is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salem, see our County-by-County Page for Salem.
Cemeteries Near Salem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salem.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Salem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosemark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Galilee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crigger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ludicia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Salem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salem.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Idaville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Atoka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tipton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tipton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Barretville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barretville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretville
- Munford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosemark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Kerrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Burlison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilt Edge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Drummonds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gallaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Braden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salem. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salem.
Newspapers Published in Salem ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salem, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salem.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Salem:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Tipton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Hancock County
- Haywood County
- Lauderdale County
- Shelby County
- Crittenden County
- Mississippi County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |