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 63 people in 1895 with 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.
- Linkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Secretary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
- Walnut Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brookview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Bestpitch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bestpitch is located in Dorchester County
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- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Hurlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Athol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sharptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Finchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Choptank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Linchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Linchester is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linchester
- Trappe
(12 miles [19.3 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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