About Salem Cemetery
Salem Cemetery is a cemetery near Watson, Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 7.2 mi southwest of Watson. The grounds sit at about 98 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Travis Temple. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 539091. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sand Hill Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mclin Funeral Home And Cremation Service in Walker, about 9.7 mi away. It is one of 79 cemeteries we list in Livingston Parish, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Watson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Salem Cemetery
- Travis Temple1898-1935American criminal, mutder victim
People whose Wikidata entry gives Salem Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
30.62348, -90.84496
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
- Sand Hill CemeteryWatson, LACemetery1.5 mi
- New Bethlehem CemeteryWatson, LACemetery2.1 mi
- John Lanier CemeteryWalker, LACemetery2.6 mi
- Vickers CemeteryWalker, LACemetery3.6 mi
- Craft CemeteryWatson, LACemetery3.9 mi
- McCray CemeteryWatson, LACemetery4.3 mi
- Harrell CemeteryWatson, LACemetery4.7 mi
- Mullens CemeteryWalker, LACemetery4.8 mi
- Perkins CemeteryWatson, LACemetery5.1 mi
- Stoney Point CemeteryWatson, LACemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Salem Cemetery
- Mclin Funeral Home And Cremation Service9.7 miFuneral home · Walker · (225) 755-9757
- Seale Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Livingston · (225) 686-7221
- M J R Friendly Service Funeral Homes11 miFuneral home · Denham Springs · (225) 665-8002
- Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Denham Springs · (225) 380-3500
- Seale Funeral Services13 miFuneral home · Denham Springs · (225) 664-4143
- Seale Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Central · (225) 236-0800
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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.
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