A visit to the Salem Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery:
44.6230, -92.3632
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County<2>.
The county seat for Pierce County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Esdaile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Esdaile Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esdaile Cemetery
- Maiden Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maiden Rock Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock Cemetery
- Clayfield Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ono Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Covenant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Clayfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wacouta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wacouta Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacouta Cemetery
- Wacouta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wacouta Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacouta Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Svea Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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- Villa Marie Academy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Episcopal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Episcopal Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopal Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Lund Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum City Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Scherf Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Scherf Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scherf Cemetery
- Vining Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Vining Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Cemetery
- Sabylund Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Sabylund Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabylund Cemetery
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Free Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Free Home Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home Cemetery
- Old Rock Elm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Rock Elm Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rock Elm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Rock Elm Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Elmwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280652 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Maiden Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Frontenac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plum City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Hager City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Red Wing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lund
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Moeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Stockholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- El Paso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
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- Barry Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Morton Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Beldenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trimbelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Martell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Lakeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Elmwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pierce County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ellsworth
- Elmwood
- Lake City
- Maiden Rock
- Pepin
- Pepin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pepin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Plum City
- Red Wing
- Spring Valley
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Pierce 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1964283 (Salem Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964283 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: Pierce
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maiden Rock
- Location given for Salem Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.6230229 Lon: -92.3632398
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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 Pierce, 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 Lutheran 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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