Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Salem (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Salem. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Salem is located in Lewis County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Adams (IL), Hancock (IL), Clark, Knox, Marion & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Salem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salem:
- Lewis County (The home county of Salem)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- La Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- La Belle is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle <2>
- Lewistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <2>
- Argola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - New Court Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Court Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <2>
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Sellers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
- Williamstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Weber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Maywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Brashear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Gibbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Gibbs is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbs <2>
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Neeper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Saint Patrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Wyaconda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Medill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Kahoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
- Kahoka is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <2>
- Luray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Clark City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Wayland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
- Jeddo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Knox City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
- Knox City is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <2>
- Plevna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Forest Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Hedge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Novelty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Novelty is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <2>
- Edina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Edina is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <2>
- Baring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
- Baring is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baring <2>
- Rutledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Rutledge is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutledge <2>
- Hurdland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Sue City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Economy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Anabel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - La Plata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- La Plata is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <2>
- Love Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Taylor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
- Dodge City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <2>
- Monroe County
- Monroe City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <2>
- Monroe City
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Gorin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - South Gorin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Arbela
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbela have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
- Arbela is located in Scotland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbela <2>
- Granger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
- Emden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Leonard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <2>
- Shelbyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Lakenan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Shelbina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
- Shelbina is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <2>
- Lentner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Hunnewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Clarence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Meyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <2>
- Marcelline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Ursa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
- Ursa is located in Adams County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ursa <2>
- Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Adams County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salem, see our County-by-County Page for Salem.
Newspapers Published in Salem ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salem, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salem.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Salem:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Knox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Macon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scotland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shelby County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Lewis County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Lewis County
Cemeteries Near Salem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salem.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
- Withers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Withers Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Withers Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594496 <5>
- Washburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washburn Cemetery
- Newark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30509 <5>
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- LaBelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaBelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaBelle Cemetery
- Prim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prim Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Bancert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bancert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bancert Cemetery
- Coe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coe Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickman Cemetery
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
- Knox City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox City Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Salem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salem.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
- Steffenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steffenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffenville
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
- La Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- La Belle is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle <2>
- Lewistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <2>
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Argola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Tolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Plevna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Knox City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
- Knox City is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <2>
- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
- Forest Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
- Benbow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hedge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Bethel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salem. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salem.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0289, Longitude: -91.9143 In this case, the coordinates for Salem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | 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. |