Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find New Salem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Salem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Goodwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Moro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wheatley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Brinkley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Haynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Felton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Bonair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Saulsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsburg
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Forrest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Keevil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keevil is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keevil
- Marianna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Caldwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Plant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bemis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Hicksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Widener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Colt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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