About Salem Cemetery
Salem Cemetery is a cemetery near Ruston, Jackson Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 16 mi northwest of Ruston. The grounds sit at about 246 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 542348. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Bethel Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, about 16 mi away. It is one of 54 cemeteries we list in Jackson Parish, and 28 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ruston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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32.36348, -92.44569
What Salem Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Old Bethel CemeteryRuston, LACemetery0.9 mi
- Bonett CemeteryRuston, LACemetery1.9 mi
- Eros CemeteryRuston, LACemetery2.7 mi
- Wyatt CemeteryRuston, LACemetery3.8 mi
- Oak Ridge CemeteryRuston, LACemetery3.9 mi
- Williams CemeteryClaiborne, LACemetery4.1 mi
- Saint Clair CemeteryRuston, LACemetery4.2 mi
- Chatham CemeteryRuston, LACemetery4.2 mi
- Concord CemeteryJonesboro, LACemetery4.2 mi
- Frantom Chapel CemeteryMonroe, LAChurch cemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Salem Cemetery
- Kilpatrick Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Ruston · (318) 255-2832
- King's Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Ruston · (318) 255-0525
- Maison Blanche Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · West Monroe · (318) 948-9292
- Griffin Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · West Monroe · (318) 396-3191
- Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home16 miFuneral chapel · Ruston · (318) 255-4739
- Best Friends Crematory & Memorial Co.17 miCremation provider · Ruston · (318) 548-3761
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.