About Salem Cemetery
Salem Cemetery is a cemetery near Wessington Springs, Jerauld County, South Dakota. It lies about 12 mi northeast of Wessington Springs. The grounds sit at about 1,772 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1266574. The nearest other listed cemetery is Crow Lake Catholic Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the south. It is one of 14 cemeteries we list in Jerauld County, and 5 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Wessington Springs. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
43.99308, -98.78677
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
- Crow Lake Catholic CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCatholic cemetery2.1 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCemetery4.4 mi
- Hope CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCemetery8.5 mi
- Underwood CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCemetery8.6 mi
- Spring Hill CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCemetery9.8 mi
- Union CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCemetery11 mi
- Prospect Hill CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCemetery13 mi
- Chery Township Pioneer CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCemetery14 mi
- Viola Valley CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCemetery14 mi
- New Zion CemeteryWessington Springs, SDCemetery15 mi
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- 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.