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:
37.9899, -77.2336
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 Caroline County<2>.
The county seat for Caroline County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the northwest of the Salem Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Eagles Nest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eagles Nest Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Cemetery
- Kay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kay Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
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- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Church Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Church Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Vauters Churchyard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Wright Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Wright Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wright Cemetery
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margarets Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Upper Essex Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Upper Essex Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Essex Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel 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 Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sparta
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- DeJarnette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Central Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
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- Penola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Beazley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Burruss Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Tuck Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Stuart Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Cauthornville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lloyds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Loretto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Ruther Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Occupacia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Port Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Port Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Layton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Doswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leedstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Verdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Moss Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Enfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Dunbrooke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
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. The following communities are located in Caroline 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Caroline 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 #1739392 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739392 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: Caroline
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sparta
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9898579 Lon: -77.2335889
- 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 Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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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