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.
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chambers is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Morganton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
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- Rollins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Glen Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Brindletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
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- Worry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Shoups Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Connelly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rutherford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dysartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Camp Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Baton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Table Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
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- Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Perkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Golden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Gamewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Casar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 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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