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 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Salem had a population of 717 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Levias
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Levias is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levias
- Pinckneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frances
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frances is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vicksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vicksburg is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Dycusburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Irma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Irma is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birdsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Birdsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carrsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Smithland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Bakers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Rosiclare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamletsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Enon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cave-In-Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Golconda
(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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