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:
37.0501, -80.1600
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 Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Floyd. Floyd lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Salem Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Poff Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff Cemetery
- Halls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Halls Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Prices Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Prices Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Cemetery
- Wimmers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wimmers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Kefauver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kefauver Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kefauver Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Beckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Johnson - Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waldron - Bowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Craighead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Craighead Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Agee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Agee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Webster - Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adney Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adney Gap Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adney Gap Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Simpsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Algoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Terrys Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Bent Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alleghany Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Pizarro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Shawsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Poff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Ferrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Pilot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sowers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Elliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Boones Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Houchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Raintree Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Old Farm Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
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 Floyd 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 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 Floyd 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 #1473932 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473932 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 834 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Check
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0501351 Lon: -80.1600407
- 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 Floyd, 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 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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