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 Salem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Salem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Eleroy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
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- Yellow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- McConnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Waddams Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waddams Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Orangeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Nora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martintown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Stockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Afolkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarno is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
- Kittredge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- Warren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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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