About Salem Cemetery
Salem Cemetery is a cemetery near Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It lies about 0.6 mi northwest of Winston-Salem. The grounds sit at about 876 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 22 notable people buried here, including Gordon Gray, R. J. Reynolds and Robert Broadnax Glenn. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 994158. The nearest other listed cemetery is Evergreen Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Salem Funeral & Cremation Service in Winston-Salem, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 38 cemeteries we list in Forsyth County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Winston-Salem. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Salem Cemetery
Among them: 5 business leaders, 2 Civil War veterans, 2 US representatives, 1 governor, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Gordon Gray1909-1982Official in the government of the United States
- R. J. Reynolds1850-1918American businessman, founder R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Robert Broadnax Glenn1854-1920American politician
- Augustine Henry Shepperd1792-1864American politician
- William R. Boggs1829-1911Confederate Army general
- Richard Thurmond Chatham1896-1957American politician
- Burton C. Gray1941-1989Economist, businessman, and conservative political theorist
- Katharine Smith Reynolds1880-1924
- R. J. Reynolds, Jr.1906-1964American businessman
- Alfred Horatio Belo1839-1901American newspaper publisher and Confederate Army soldier
- Florence Wells Slater1864-1941American entomologist
- Francis Henry Fries1855-1931American industrialist
Show all 22 notable burials
- Helen Copenhaver Hanes1917-2013American promoter
- James A. Gray Jr.1889-1952American politician, chairman R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- John Wesley Hanes I1850-1903American businessman
- Agnew Hunter Bahnson1886-1966Textile manufacturer
- Mary Louise Bahnson1888-1964
- Mary Louise Haywood1916-2010
- Pauline Bahnson Gray1891-1955
- Thomas H. Davis1918-1999American airline founder
- W. Bryan Bolich1896-1977American lawyer, politician, and writer
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
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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
- Evergreen CemeteryWinston-Salem, NCCemetery1.6 mi
- Silver Hill CemeteryWinston-Salem, NCCemetery2.0 mi
- Bellevue CemeteryWinston-Salem, NCCemetery2.1 mi
- Odd Fellows CemeteryWinston-Salem, NCCemetery2.5 mi
- Parklawn Memorial ParkWinston-Salem, NCMemorial park2.9 mi
- Woodland CemeteryWinston-Salem, NCCemetery3.0 mi
- Oaklawn Memorial GardensWinston-Salem, NCMemorial park3.9 mi
- Advente Moravian God's Acre CemeteryWinston-Salem, NCCemetery4.0 mi
- Mount Tabor United Methodist CementaryWinston-Salem, NCMethodist cemetery5.0 mi
- Old Town CemeteryWinston-Salem, NCMunicipal cemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Salem Cemetery
- Salem Funeral & Cremation Service0.3 miCremation provider · Winston-Salem · (336) 722-6122
- Twin City Cremations0.6 miFuneral home · Winston-Salem · (336) 842-3028
- Clark S Brown & Sons Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Winston-Salem · (336) 722-8117
- Russell Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Winston-Salem · (336) 722-3459
- Hooper Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Winston-Salem · (336) 724-1561
- Gilmore's Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Winston-Salem · (336) 723-5508
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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.