Wildwood  Cemetery
 
Section 14 - Salem  Township - McCook County - South Dakota 

Wildwood Cemetery is a city cemetery for Salem, SD.  The following photo is taken toward the north from 253rd street and matches the aerial photo just below it.   Wildwood is an older cemetery and has a fairly large number of monuments of all ages as it seems to have had continuous use since Salem was founded in the 1880's.

                           A view from 253rd Street just west of Salem SD showing a cemetery entrance and a beautiful sky
 

An  Aerial  View  of  Wildwood  Cemetery  in  Salem  Township

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The Wildwood Cemetery information database consists of 2 parts.

This information was prepared by Ken Tiahrt (1935-2014) and may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use.  A special thank you is given to Christin Bartels for the  photographic work.  Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires written approval.

1.  A Cemetery Map

An aerial photo showing the cemetery in relationship to the adjacent McCook County Roadway, 253rd Street, gives the user a physical setting.  

2.  A List of Burials

A listing of the burials at Wildwood Cemetery – Section 14 – Salem Township – McCook County, gives the individual names in alphabetic order.  This listing also gives the date of birth and date of death when available.   Unfortunately, those burials without grave markers are not included because the official burial list was not available.