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:
38.2771, -77.8869
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 Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Orange. Orange lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rhoadesville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoadesville Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Holy Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holy Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Craigs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pamunkey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51459 <5>
- Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- True Light Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The True Light Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Light 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:
- Rhoadesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Paytes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Grassland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- True Blue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Indian Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilderness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Holladay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Lignum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Margo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Brockroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Todds Tavern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Glenora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Dunavant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Madison Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
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 Orange 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 visit 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 Orange 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 #1494773 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494773 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Unionville
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2770763 Lon: -77.8869398
- 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 Orange, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |