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:
44.3883, -89.1434
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 Waupaca County<2>.
The county seat for Waupaca County is located in Waupaca. Waupaca lies just to the southeast 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 21 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.
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in King.
- The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219112 <5>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Badger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Scandinavia Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lower Amherst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Lake Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Butternut Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ogdensburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ogdensburg Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg Cemetery
- The Ogdensburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88638 <5>
- Iola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Cemetery
- Lola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lola Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola Cemetery
- Amherst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Amherst Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Baldwins Mill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union 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:
- Sheridan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Cobb Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Waupaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Rural
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Scandinavia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ogdensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Baldwins Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Amherst Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weyauwega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Manawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Saxeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- West Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Gills Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Wild Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Ostrander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Arnott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
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 Waupaca County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almond
- Amherst
- Iola
- Manawa
- Waupaca
- Weyauwega
- Wild Rose
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 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 Waupaca 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 #1850561 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1850561 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: Waupaca
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scandinavia
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3883114 Lon: -89.1434464
- 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 Waupaca, 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. |