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Nearest Communities to Salem,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Salem, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Salem:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Salem.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Salem is located in Richardson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richardson County: Brown (KS), Doniphan (KS), Nemaha (KS), Holt (MO), Nemaha & Pawnee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 85 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Salem. Of these communities, 69 are located in counties other than Richardson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Salem (which is Richardson County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Salem

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Richardson County   (where Salem resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.richardson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Richardson:   Falls City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Verdon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Straussville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Falls City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
        • Falls City is located in Richardson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <3>
      • Dawson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Archer ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
        • Archer is located in Richardson County
      • Nim City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
        • Nim City is located in Richardson County
      • Preston
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
        • Preston is located in Richardson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
      • Shubert
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stella
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Barada
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsville ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
        • Williamsville is located in Richardson County
      • Arago ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
        • Arago is located in Richardson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Arago
        • From Salem to Arago
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Humboldt
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Athens ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
          • Athens is located in Richardson County
        • Rulo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
          • Rulo is located in Richardson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <3>
        • Yancton ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancton
          • Yancton is located in Richardson County
  • Johnson County
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Auburn
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Howe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Nemaha
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Auburn
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
      • Brownville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rohrs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenrock
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenrock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
        • Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
      • Peru
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Johnson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
        • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <3>
      • Brock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee County
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   www.brown.kansasgov.com/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Hiawatha (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Morrill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
        • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Reserve
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sun Springs
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
        • Sun Springs is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sun Springs
        • From Salem to Sun Springs
      • Hamlin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
        • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
        • Hamlin has also been known as:
        • Hamilton
      • Padonia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hiawatha
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Fidelity
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fidelity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
        • Fidelity is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Powhattan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
        • Powhattan is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Baker ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
        • Baker is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Baker
        • From Salem to Baker
      • Robinson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mercier
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
        • Mercier is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Mercier
        • From Salem to Mercier
      • Willis
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Horton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Doniphan County
    • County Seat for Doniphan:   Troy (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • White Cloud
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Iowa Point
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Highland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Highland is located in Doniphan County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
      • Leona
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
        • Leona is located in Doniphan County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Marshall County
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Seneca (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Berwick
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
        • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Berwick
        • From Salem to Berwick
      • Sabetha
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bern
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
        • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Oneida
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Central City ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Capioma
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
        • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Woodlawn
        • From Salem to Woodlawn
      • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Granada
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Seneca
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kelly
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Baileyville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goff
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
        • Goff is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Wetmore
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
        • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <3>
  • Atchison County
    • County Seat for Atchison:   Rock Port (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nishnabotna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
        • Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Langdon ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
        • Langdon is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Milton ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
        • Milton is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Phelps City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
        • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Fairfax
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
        • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <3>
      • Rock Port
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Watson
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oswald
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oswald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
        • Oswald is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Linden
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
        • Linden is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Sonora
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
        • Sonora is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Tarkio
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holt County
    • County Seat for Holt:   Oregon (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Corning
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
        • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Corning
        • From Salem to Corning
      • Big Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Craig
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fortescue
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
        • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Bigelow
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
        • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Napier
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
        • Napier is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Mound City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Forest City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
        • Forest City is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <3>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0764, Longitude: -95.7243    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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