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:
39.8217, -80.6687
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 Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies just to the north northwest 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 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Brushy Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brushy Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Ridge Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Rulong - Bartlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cecil Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cecil Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Ridge Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hall - Doty - Lewis - Bruhn - Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hubbs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbs Cemetery
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jefferson - Staniford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Waymans Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Waymans Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymans Ridge Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Green View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green View Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Beelers Station Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blairs Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blairs Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Glen Easton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosbys Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Adaline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Loudenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kausooth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Bannen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Moundsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Powhatan Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glen Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- McCracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Calis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Vadis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Clarington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Proctor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- McMechen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sherrard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Shadyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aleppo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ryerson Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Captina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
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 Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cameron
- Clarington
- Moundsville
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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 #1717368 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717368 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glen Easton
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8217445 Lon: -80.6686947
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Marshall, 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 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. |
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