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:
37.2118, -77.0727
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 Prince George County<2>.
. Prince George lies 11 miles [17.7 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 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Brandon Plantation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- Gwaltney Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mapsico Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mapsico Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapsico Cemetery
- Merchants Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Merchants Hope Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope Cemetery
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Eiam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Eiam Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eiam Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Memorial Park is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
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- Waverly Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Waverly Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Cemetery
- Menoah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Menoah Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoah Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Wier Neck Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Wier Neck Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wier Neck Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- City Point National Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The City Point National Cemetery is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point National Cemetery
- 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>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood 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:
- Burrowsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Claremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Garysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruthville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Kimages
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Surry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Scotland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Derby ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Beachland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Roxbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Glendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Deep Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Prince George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles City
- Claremont
- Hopewell
- Petersburg
- Roxbury
- Surry
- Waverly
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 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 Prince George 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 #1739942 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739942 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: Prince George
- Est. Elev: 23 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Savedge
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2118157 Lon: -77.0727468
- 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 Prince George, 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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