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A visit to the New 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 New Salem Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Salem Cemetery:

33.7023, -95.8997

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The New Salem Cemetery is located in Fannin County<2>.

The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the New Salem Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Salem Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the New Salem Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Wilks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Wilks Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
  • Allen Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Chapel Cemetery
  • Allen's Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Allen's Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen's Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen's Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Honey Grove.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2094 <5>
  • Vineyard Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bigsby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bigsby Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigsby Cemetery
  • Gum Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Umble Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Umble Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umble Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Orphanage Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Orphanage Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orphanage Cemetery
    • Pyles Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pyles Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Cemetery
    • Arch Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Arch Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Chapel Cemetery
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    • Onstott Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Onstott Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onstott Cemetery
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
    • Pace Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pace Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Salem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Allen Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
  • Allens Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
  • Carson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carson is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Honey Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Petty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Direct
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Telephone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • High
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • High is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
  • Windom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodd City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dial
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Roxton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Toco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Toco is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Belk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Ivanhoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Ambia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Hopewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Garretts Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
    • Boyd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Hail
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Caviness
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
    • Wade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Ridings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings

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 New Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Salem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Salem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fannin 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 New Salem Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382391  (New Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382391 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: Fannin
      • Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selfs
      • Location given for New Salem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.7023242     Lon: -95.8996919
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Fannin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New 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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