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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:

31.5760, -96.1805

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 Freestone County<2>.

The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
  • Varnell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
  • Driver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • George Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oakes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakes Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
      • The Oakes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oaks Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Wilsons Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
    • Brooke Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Brooke Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooke Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #381450 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Dew
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Freestone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Teague
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
  • Donie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lanely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
  • Personville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Farrar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Buffalo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Turlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Lost Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Cotton Gin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Fallon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Newby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Jewett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Red Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Kirvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Butler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill

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 Freestone 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 first visit 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Freestone 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 #1375914  (Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1375914 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: Freestone
      • Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dew
      • Location given for Salem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5760053     Lon: -96.1805248
      • 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 Freestone, 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- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.