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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Salem had a population of 1,493 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Salem had a population of 6,952 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Tonti
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tonti is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
- Bannister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Odin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foxville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandoval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Omega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinmundy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Divide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Divide is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Hickory Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Shattuc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boulder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Xenia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Orchardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orchardville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
- Farina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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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