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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. 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:

44.9206, -72.0979

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 Orleans County<2>.

The county seat for Orleans County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the west northwest 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mitchell - Derusha Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crandall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
  • Crawford Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Crawford Hill Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Hill Cemetery
  • West Charleston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Gore Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
  • Derby Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Derby Center Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Derby Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • The Derby Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Darby Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103971 <5>
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
  • Kelsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kelsey Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Day Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Day Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Mead Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mead Hill Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mead Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Mead Hill Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Hill Cemetery
    • Castle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Castle Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Derby Line Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Derby Line Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Line Cemetery
    • Fortin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Fortin Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortin Cemetery
    • Morrill - Darling Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Main Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Morgan Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Morgan Center Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Center Cemetery
    • Moon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moon Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
    • Tice - Marston - Moon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tice - Marston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cowles - Chace Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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:

  • West Charleston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
  • Derby Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby Center is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Derby Line
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Lindsay Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindsay Beach is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Beach
  • Newport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brownington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brownington is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
  • Brownington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brownington is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Beebe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Beebe Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Beebe Plain is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Plain
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Charleston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Charleston is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
    • Beebe Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Morgan is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Stanstead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stanstead Plain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Coventry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Coventry is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Brownington Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownington Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington Village
    • East Charleston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Charleston is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
    • Holland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Holland is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Judd's Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stanstead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Graniteville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruiters Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Vermont:
  • Pages specific to Orleans 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 #1459351  (Salem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1459351 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: Orleans
      • Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Charleston
      • Location given for Salem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9206028     Lon: -72.0978771
      • 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 Vermont's counties, including Orleans, 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.