Welcome to Mount Salem ...

Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Salem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Salem: Mt. Salem

Mount Salem is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Salem lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Mount Salem and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Mount Salem is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Mount Salem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Mount Salem - they are located in Michigan, New Jersey (2) and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Salem.

Communities near Mount Salem ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Salem.

• Danville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Stanford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <3>
• Junction City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Casey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
• Crab Orchard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <3>
• Perryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <3>
• Science Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <3>
• Hustonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
  • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <3>
• Eubank
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
  • Eubank is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eubank <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Salem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Salem.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Salem. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Salem.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Salem. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Salem.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Salem ...

Looking for more information about Mount Salem? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Salem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Salem.

Adding Mount Salem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Salem in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Salem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Salem post office opened in 1875.

We also found Mount Salem in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Salem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Salem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/