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A visit to the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery (FG ID #2171413)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery

Lat:   37.8025°   (37° 48' 9")

Lon:   -80.9565°   (-80° 57' 23")

The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.

The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • New Salem Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Raleigh County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Sandstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
      • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Quinnimont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
      • Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
    • Royal ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Raleigh County
    • Prince
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Terry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
      • Terry is located in Raleigh County
    • Clifftop
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
      • Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
    • Daniels
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Daniels is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <4>
    • Hinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Dale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
      • Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
    • Piney View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
      • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
    • Beaver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Shady Spring
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jumping Branch
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
        • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
      • Nimitz
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
        • Nimitz is located in Summers County
      • Bellwood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
        • Bellwood is located in Fayette County
      • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
        • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
        • Stonecliff has also been known as:
        • Stone Cliff
      • Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
        • Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
        • Sewell Knob has also been known as:
        • Swell Knob
      • Stanaford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
        • Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
      • White Stick
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
        • White Stick is located in Raleigh County
      • Bellepoint
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
        • Bellepoint is located in Summers County
      • Raleigh
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
        • Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
      • Rush Run ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Run have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
        • Rush Run is located in Fayette County
      • Thurmond
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Newlyn ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
        • Newlyn is located in Fayette County
      • Mount Hope
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
        • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <4>
      • Skelton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
        • Skelton is located in Raleigh County
      • Sprague
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
        • Sprague is located in Raleigh County
      • Beckley
        (12 miles [19.3 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 New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Raleigh County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Beckley
    • Hinton
      • Hinton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hinton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Goodson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodson Cemetery
    • Beechnut Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Beechnut Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • The Beechnut Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Charles Harrah Cemetery
      • Harrah Cemetery
      • Jim Harrah Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechnut Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2608668 <1>
    • St. Colmans Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Colmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Colmans Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Colmans Cemetery
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Summers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • William Kidwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The William Kidwell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • The William Kidwell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kidwell Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Kidwell Cemetery
    • Bragg Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Summers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
    • Goddard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goddard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goddard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goddard Cemetery
    • Plumley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plumley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumley Cemetery
    • Royal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Royal Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Royal Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Cemetery
    • Adkins Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adkins Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Adkins Family Cemetery is located in Summers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454122 <1>
    • Meadows Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
    • Meadows Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Patton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Patton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • The Patton Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Patton Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989932 <1>
      • Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery is located in Summers County
        • The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hicks Cemetery
        • Hix Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
      • Wickline Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wickline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wickline Cemetery is located in Summers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wickline Cemetery
      • Layland Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Layland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • The Layland Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Chestnut Knob Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layland Cemetery
      • Restwood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Restwood Cemetery is located in Summers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restwood Cemetery
      • Bennett Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Anderson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Hall Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hall Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Hall Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Shady Spring.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Family Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilltop Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Summers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
      • William Thomas Lowry Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the William Thomas Lowry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The William Thomas Lowry Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Thomas Lowry Cemetery
      • Henson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
      • White Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the White Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The White Family Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Family Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2586346  (New Salem Church Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2586346 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Meadow Creek
      • County: Raleigh
      • Location given for GNIS #2586346 (New Salem Church Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2171413

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8025, Longitude: -80.9565    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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