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.
- Iron Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Hardins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Lincolnton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Machpelah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Crouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lucia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Lowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Reepsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Maiden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cherryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Bessemer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McAdenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Holly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Cowans Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Ford
- Waco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- River View ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Blackburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Plateau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
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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