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.
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steffenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffenville
- La Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Argola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Tolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
- Plevna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Knox City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
- Forest Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benbow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
- Hedge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Sellers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Deer Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Epworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Epworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Naomi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Naomi is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Williamstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Novelty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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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