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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Cemetery

Lat:   37.3874°   (37° 23' 14")

Lon:   -77.1569°   (-77° 9' 24")

The Salem Cemetery is located in Charles City County<2>.

The county seat for Charles City County is located in Charles City. Charles City lies just to the east southeast of the Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Charles City County
  • Grace Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles City County
  • Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale National Cemetery
    • The Glendale National Cemetery is located in Henrico County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Varina.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50368 <5>
  • Willis UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis UMC Cemetery
    • The Willis UMC Cemetery is located in Henrico County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willis UMC Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975591 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Charles City County
  • Elko Union Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elko Union Church Cemetery
    • The Elko Union Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elko Union Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Richmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263307 <5>
  • Waller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mapsico Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mapsico Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mapsico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mapsico Cemetery is located in Charles City County
  • Eiam Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eiam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eiam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eiam Cemetery is located in Charles City County
  • Menoah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menoah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menoah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Menoah Cemetery is located in Charles City County
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in New Kent County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Henrico County
    • Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Varina.
      • The Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hardy Central Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221996 <5>
    • Merchants Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merchants Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merchants Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merchants Hope Cemetery is located in Prince George County
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles City County
    • Antioch Baptist Church
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Baptist Church
      • The Antioch Baptist Church is located in Henrico County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Sandston.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169910 <5>
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Henrico County
    • Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
      • The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rising Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265120 <5>
    • Washington Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Memorial Park
      • The Washington Memorial Park is located in Henrico County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Richmond.
      • The Washington Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Washington Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52573 <5>
    • James Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James Cemetery is located in Henrico County
    • Bermuda Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bermuda Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bermuda Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bermuda Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County
    • Appomattox Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appomattox Cemetery
      • The Appomattox Cemetery is located in Hopewell City
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Appomattox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopewell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1492175 <5>
    • City Point National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Point National Cemetery
      • The City Point National Cemetery is located in Hopewell City
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Point National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopewell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109393 <5>
    • Harrison Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrison Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Kimages
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimages. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Kimages is located in Charles City County
  • Westover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Charles City County
  • Charles City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roxbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
  • Glendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Henrico County
  • Ruthville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
    • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
  • Elko
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Elko is located in Henrico County
  • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bermuda Hundred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
    • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
  • Windsor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Henrico County
  • Deep Bottom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
    • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
  • Hopewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Garysville is located in Prince George County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Currituck Farms
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Currituck Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
      • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
    • Turner Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
    • Meadowville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
      • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
    • Screamersville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Screamersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
      • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
    • Green Meadows
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
      • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
    • Lee Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
      • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
    • Varina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
    • Varina Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Burrowsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
    • Sandston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Lee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
    • Newville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
    • New Kent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County

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 Charles City 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 like to 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:

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 #1479533  (Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1479533 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Roxbury
    • County: Charles City         Elev: 23
    • Location given for GNIS #1479533 (Salem Cemetery)

The official website for Charles City County: www.co.charles-city.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Charles City, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3874, Longitude: -77.1569       In this case, the coordinates for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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