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.
- Reidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wentworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Monroeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Lawsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Benaja
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Lenox Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Ruffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spray ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Browns Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Scalesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Allison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Cascade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Locust Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Blackwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Matrimony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stoneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Cherry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Aiken Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Buford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 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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