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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. 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 Salem Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.7090°   (37° 42' 32")

Lon:   -80.4402°   (-80° 26' 24")

The Salem Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County<2>.

The county seat for Greenbrier County is located in Lewisburg. Lewisburg lies just to the north of the Salem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Morgan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
  • Adwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Coffman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coffman Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Dowdy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowdy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowdy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbrier Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenbrier Memorial Gardens is located in Greenbrier County
  • Old Stone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Stone Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
    • The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosewood Cemetery is located in Lewisburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79749 <5>
  • Hanger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hanger Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
  • Old Rehobeth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Harrah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrah Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
    • Gap Mills Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gap Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gap Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gap Mills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Alleghany County (VA)
    • Lewis Tunnel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Tunnel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Tunnel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Tunnel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County (VA)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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.

  • Ronceverte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
  • Fairlea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
    • Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Hillsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
  • Hollywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Monroe County
  • Lewisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Frazier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
    • Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Tuckahoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wolfcreek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
      • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
    • Brink ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
      • Brink is located in Greenbrier County
    • Richlands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
      • Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
    • Clendenenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
      • Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
    • Alderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Creamery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
      • Creamery is located in Monroe County
    • Riffe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
      • Riffe is located in Summers County
    • Anthony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
      • Anthony is located in Greenbrier County

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 Greenbrier County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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 #2586158  (Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2586158 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: Ronceverte
    • County: Greenbrier
    • Location given for GNIS #2586158 (Salem Cemetery)

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

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 West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Salem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7090, Longitude: -80.4402       In this case, the coordinates for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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