Welcome to Salem ...

Salem is located in Cascade County<1>.

The location of Salem has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

When the people of Salem refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Salemite<3>

Salem is 3,350 feet [1,021 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Salem is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Salem lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Salem is within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Salem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 122 communities that are also named Salem - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (5), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (8), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (7), Kentucky (4), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (6), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (8), Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (6), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (7), Texas (8), Utah, Virginia (5), West Virginia (3), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salem.

Communities near Salem ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salem.

• Great Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <5>
• Belt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
  • Belt is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <5>
• Black Eagle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
  • Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <5>
• Countryside Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
  • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
• Sand Coulee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Coulee
  • Sand Coulee is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Coulee <5>
• Highwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Highwood is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highwood <5>
• Armington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
  • Armington is located in Cascade County
• Floweree
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floweree
  • Floweree is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floweree <5>
• Stockett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockett
  • Stockett is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockett <5>
• Armington Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
  • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Salem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salem.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Salem. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salem.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Salem. See our Newspapers Page for Salem.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salem ...

Looking for more information about Salem? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Salem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salem.

Adding Salem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salem in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Salem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Salem post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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 Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/