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:
37.3707, -78.0372
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 Amelia County<2>.
The county seat for Amelia County is located in Amelia Court House. Amelia Court House lies just to the east southeast 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 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <5>
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grub Hill Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Hill Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Rennie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rennie Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennie Cemetery
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arbor Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Big Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Oak Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moores Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Southall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Cemetery
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Towler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Towler Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towler Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Star Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Chapel Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grace Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace 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]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amelia Court House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Masons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Belona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Pilkinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Earls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Crewe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Dorset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Burkeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Winterpock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Wilsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Ammon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Otterdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Trents Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
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 Amelia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Blackstone
- Burkeville
- Crewe
- Crewe lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crewe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Cumberland
- Farmville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amelia 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 #1497810 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1497810 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: Amelia
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jetersville
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3707062 Lon: -78.0372239
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Amelia, 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 things 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. |
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