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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:

30.8188, -97.0286

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 Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies just to the northeast 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Renshaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Renshaw Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Cemetery
  • Battle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Battle Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • F A Hernandez Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cameron Rest Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Rest Cemetery
  • Dansby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dansby Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
  • Grelner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Grelner Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelner Cemetery
  • Winston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Winston Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cameron.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5661 <5>
  • Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Monica Mausoleum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • Dockery Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Dockery Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
    • Minerva - Midway Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Turnham - McCown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Old City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old City Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
    • Thatch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thatch Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatch Cemetery
    • Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rice Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • Resley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Resley Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resley Cemetery
    • Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Culpepper Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 Salem Cemetery.

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

  • Cameron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minerva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Tracy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Marlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Buckholts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Rockdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Maysfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgeworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
  • Milano
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Meeks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Meeks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
  • Burlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Val Verde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Rogers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Davilla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jones Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Cyclone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Branchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Vilas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Laneport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Thorndale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Rosebud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Barclay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Ocker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Gause
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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 Milam 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 turn to 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Milam 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 #2041899  (Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2041899 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: Milam
      • Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pettibone
      • Location given for Salem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.8188019     Lon: -97.0285987
      • 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 Milam, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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