A visit to the Old Salem Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Salem Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Salem Cemetery (FG ID #6658).
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 Old Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Salem Cemetery:
30.1693, -96.0924
The Old Salem Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Hempstead.
The cemetery is located in Waller County<3>.
The county seat for Waller County is located in Hempstead. Hempstead lies just to the south of the Old Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rock Island Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Cemetery
- Lawrence Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lawrence Key Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Key Cemetery
- Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Brenham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brenham Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hempstead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kirby Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosenau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosenau Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenau Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Apperson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Apperson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apperson Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tennyson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Tennyson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Evans Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Prairie Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Motley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- Staehle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campground Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Cress Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Cress Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Cemetery
- Chappell Hill Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Frances Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Frances Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances 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]<2> of the Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Hempstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Pine Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Prairie View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chappell Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Stoneham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Navasota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Wehdem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Mission
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Hockley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Old Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waller County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellville
- Brenham
- Chappell Hill
- Hempstead
- Washington - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Waller 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 Old Salem Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #6658
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Salem Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Waller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |