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:
42.9981, -88.3845
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 Waukesha County<2>.
The county seat for Waukesha County is located in Waukesha. Waukesha lies just to the east of the Salem Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Genesee Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- St. John Chrysostom Episcopalian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ottawa Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Nashotah House Episcopalian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- North Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie Cemetery
- St. Brunos Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Hartland Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Holy Innocents Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jericho Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bark River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bark River Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River 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:
- Wales
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Genesee Depot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Ottawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Genesee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Waterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- North Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Delafield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
- Dousman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Pewaukee West
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pewaukee West is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee West
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Summit Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Waukesha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
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- Oconomowoc Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
- Nashotah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Okauchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- Pewaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Chenequa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Eagleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Okauchee Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Mukwonago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pewaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Oconomowoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
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 Waukesha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delafield
- Dousman
- Eagle
- Hartland
- Mukwonago
- North Prairie
- Oconomowoc
- Waukesha
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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waukesha 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 #1573613 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1573613 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: Waukesha
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eagle
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9980662 Lon: -88.3845405
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, 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. |