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.
- Willshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Schumm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Rivare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rivare is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivare
- Wren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
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- Brehm ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brehm is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brehm
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Ceylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Honduras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Linn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Jay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- New Corydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Corydon is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corydon
- Skeels Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dull is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Peterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson is located in Adams County
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- Scudder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Preble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
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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