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>
Salem itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Estelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- LaFayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnutflat ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnutflat is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutflat
- Pond Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Spring is located in Walker County
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- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chickamauga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Red Belt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Belt is located in Catoosa County
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- Cooper Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cooper Heights is located in Walker County
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- Cassandra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
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- Henrys ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys is located in Walker County
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- Guild ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Guild is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Walker County
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- Post Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Catoosa County
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- High Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Walker County
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- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Martindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Villanow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Trickum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
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- Ascalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ascalon is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
- Crow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Boynton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Moons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Eagle Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
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 Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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