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About Our Cemetery
Location
The Salem Cemetery is located on Georgia Avenue, two miles north of Olney, MD
and just beyond The Inn at Silo Falls as you are entering historic Brookeville.
History
The Salem Cemetery has been in use and existence since 1834 when a one-acre parcel
of land was sold by Eliza P. Thomas for one U.S. dollar to the Trustees of the Methodist
Protestant Church at Brookeville (forerunner of Salem United Methodist Church) for
the building of a house of worship and the burial of the dead. When walking the grounds,
one can see some 200 small unmarked stones scattered throughout that are believed to be
Civil War casualties. One stone is clearly marked with a date of birth of 1769
and date of death 1844, bridging the founding of Brookeville in 1794. Today,
the cemetery is managed by a Board of Trustees who oversee the maintenance of
the grounds as well as the sale of burial plots.
Purchasing Cemetery Lots for Burial or Interment
Persons of all faiths are welcome to have their loved ones buried in our cemetery.
Cemetery lots are currently available for purchase at $2,000.00 each. In-ground cremation
sites are available for purchase at $600.00 each. Note that this price may change as conditions warrant.
All memorial designs, installations, and/or repairs must be approved by the Cemetery Board of Trustees.
For information about purchasing lots or memorial installation procedures, please email
the Cemetery Board of Trustees at
salem12cemetery@yahoo.com or call (301) 774–7772. When leaving a message,
give your full name, contact phone number, and email address.
Visitors
The cemetery is open from sunrise to sunset. Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery
is a place where tranquility and quiet are the desired norm; therefore, social events
or recreational activities are not permitted.
Rules and Regulations
Click here
to read a detailed list of Salem Cemetery Rules and Regulations.
The Cemetery Board of Trustees may, from time to time, revise these Rules and Regulations.
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