Do you know of Mount Salem ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Mount Salem. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Mount Salem.<1>

Our sources for Mount Salem (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Mount Salem other than they indicate that Mount Salem would be found somewhere in Saint Clair County, Michigan.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1884 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Mount Salem ...

We found four communities that share the name Mount Salem.

Within Michigan, the name Mount Salem is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Lincoln County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Mount Salem [Lincoln County].
  • New Jersey
    • Hunterdon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Mount Salem [Hunterdon County].
    • Sussex County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Mount Salem [Sussex County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Mount Salem.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Mount Salem ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mount Salem:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mount Salem - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Saint Clair County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Saint Clair County.