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 New Salem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Salem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Olive Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Peachland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Polkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Georgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Ansonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cedar Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Stouts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stouts is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Burdett ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Mint Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Indian Trail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Finger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Albemarle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 New Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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